Syria arms depot explosion kills at least 14

Middle East World Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:57:22 GMT High confidence — 79/100

Syrian authorities reported that at least 14 people were killed and another 11 wounded on Wednesday as a result of an explosion at a temporary site used to store weapons and remnants of the country's long-running civil war.
The explosion took place near the city of Sarmada in the northwestern Idlib province.
Emergency services and Red Cross workers rushed to locate and if possible rescue victims potentially trapped beneath the rubble Image: Moawia Atrash/dpa/picture alliance What do we know about the explosion?

Syrian authorities reported that at least 14 people were killed and another 11 wounded on Wednesday as a result of an explosion at a temporary site used to store weapons and remnants of the country's long-running civil war.
The explosion took place near the city of Sarmada in the northwestern Idlib province.

Emergency services and Red Cross workers rushed to locate and if possible rescue victims potentially trapped beneath the rubble Image: Moawia Atrash/dpa/picture alliance What do we know about the explosion?

Sources: DW, Al Jazeera