Landmine kills at least 19 truffle hunters, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Twelve of the 19 dead were women.
According to activists, another accident has occurred in the mined Badia desert. Many people in Syria go to the Badia Desert to collect truffles. The mushrooms can be sold easily in the impoverished country, but the search is dangerous. The Islamic State jihadist militia is still active in Raqqa, and large areas of land are mined. The authorities have repeatedly warned against collecting.