At least 14 people were killed and 11 others were wounded on Wednesday in an explosion at a weapons warehouse in northwestern Syria, according to state media citing the Health Ministry.
Civil defense workers and a firefighter remove a body from the site of an explosion at what Syria’s Defense Ministry said was a warehouse used for the temporary storage of weapons near Sarmada, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Firefighters work among rubble and burned-out vehicles at the site of an explosion at what Syria’s Defense Ministry said was a warehouse used for the temporary storage of weapons near Sarmada, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Syrian security forces and others gather as smoke rises after an explosion at what state media said was a weapons depot in the Burj al-Nimra area near Sarmada, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)
A pickup truck fitted with an anti-aircraft gun is parked across a road as smoke rises after an explosion at what state media said was a weapons depot in the Burj al-Nimra area near Sarmada, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)
