# Explosion at military site in eastern Syria kills 11 soldiers

https://mins.news/en/item/65953

- CGTN, 2026-09-19 10:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-19/news-1QzlcOI0vbq/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Syria’s Defense Ministry held a funeral for 11 soldiers killed in an explosion at a weapons storage facility in the Ayash area of eastern Deir al-Zour province. The cause of the blast remains under investigation, with no official findings released.

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