War remnants and mines kill hundreds as civilians return home in Syria

More than 200 people have been killed in Syria in incidents involving war remnants in the three months since the fall of the Assad regime, as bomb disposal experts warned: "No area in Syria is safe."

- Okba Mohamad

The number of casualties has risen as about 1.2 million people return to their former homes and lands after being displaced by the brutal civil war. Thousands of landmines and unexploded shells and munitions are scattered in big cities and rural areas that witnessed military operations and bombings over 14 years.

Children are particularly vulnerable to cluster munitions. By last week, 640 people had been killed or injured, according to the world's largest landmine charity, the Halo Trust. An earlier UN report had found that a third of the victims were children.