Sources reported that Israeli military interventions have impacted the daily lives of civilians in western Dar’a governorate,1186 including access to agricultural land,1187 livestock,1188 and water.1189
Reportedly, former frontlines, including areas in the countryside1190 of Dar’a governorate, were particularly affected by ERW contamination.1191 UNHCR reported that Dar’a governorate was one of those heavily affected by a high number of deaths due to ERW contamination in the first quarter of 2026.1192 ERW were reportedly frequently found on agricultural or grazing land,1193 on roads, on the grounds of schools, hospitals and other public infrastructure or on private properties,1194 often involving displaced families or children occupied with livelihood activities.1195 The abovementioned July 2025 hostilities in Sweida governorate led to large-scale displacement toward Dar’a governorate, increasing ERW exposure in areas where contamination levels are not fully known yet.1196 Dar’a reportedly saw a ‘notable increase’ in ERW incidents between mid-August 2025 and mid-October 2025 (11 incidents causing 6 fatalities and 13 injuries) compared to the previous reporting period. Among others, the increase reflected renewed movement of civilians into rural areas which were considered unsafe before.1197 SNHR reported that Dar’a governorate recorded 1.26 % of landmine victims between 8 December 2024 and April 2026 (4 of overall 317).1198 During the reporting period, sources reported several incidents in Dar’a governorate in which civilians were killed or injured by explosions caused by ERW,1199 including children.1200
- 1186
SARI Global, Southern Syria Under Pressure: Israeli Operations, Civilian Dynamics, and Emerging Risk Trajectories, 2 April 2026, url, p. 10
- 1187
Etana Syria, Brief: Recent developments in south-west Syria, 8 April 2026, url; Etana Syria, Brief: Israeli operations continue in south-west Syria, 3 February 2026, url
- 1188
UN Human Rights Council, Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, A/HRC/61/62, 12 March 2026, url, para. 118
- 1189
TIMEP, After Assad, a New Uncertainty in Syria’s South, 26 March 2026, url; SARI Global, Southern Syria Under Pressure: Israeli Operations, Civilian Dynamics, and Emerging Risk Trajectories, 2 April 2026, url, p. 10
- 1190
New Arab (The), Every step could be their last as Syrian children navigate mine-contaminated land, 7 April 2026, url
- 1191
SARD, UXO Challenge in Syria and Awareness Campaign, 5 March 2026, url
- 1192
UNHCR, Syria Protection and Reintegration Insights. January – March 2026, 28 April 2026, url, p. 14
- 1193
Mine Action AoR, Syria, Situation Update No. 5, 15 October 2025, url, p. 5
- 1194
SARD, UXO Challenge in Syria and Awareness Campaign, 5 March 2026, url
- 1195
Mine Action AoR, Syria, Situation Update No. 5, 15 October 2025, url, p. 5
- 1196
Mine Action AoR, Syria, 2025 – A Year in Review, Situation Update No.6, 8 December 2025, url, p. 2
- 1197
Mine Action AoR, Syria, Situation Update No. 5, 15 October 2025, url, p. 5
- 1198
SNHR, On the International Day for Mine Awareness: Documenting the deaths of at least 3,799 civilians from landmines and cluster munitions in Syria, March 2011 – April 2026, 4 April 2026, url, p. 8
- 1199
SOHR, Old ordnance | Three people killed and injured in landmine explosion in Hama and Daraa, 9 February 2026, url; SOHR, Including a child | Three civilians killed and injured in explosion of war remnants in Daraa and Idlib, 16 January 2026, url; SOHR, Old ordnance | Young woman from Al-Suwaidaa injured severe in eastern Daraa countryside, 3 January 2026, url
- 1200
SOHR, Old ordnance | Child killed in explosion of shell in Daraa countryside, 28 April 2026, url; SOHR, Old ordnance | Child and young man injured in explosion of landmines in Daraa and Al-Raqqa, 27 March 2026, url; SOHR, Old ordnance | Person killed and two children injured in explosion of war remnants in Daraa, 13 February 2026, url; Etana Syria, Brief: Israeli operations continue in south-west Syria, 3 February 2026, url