Huge Plume Rises, Smoke Fills Sky After Deadly Explosion In Syria | Video

Last Updated:July 24, 2025, 17:53 IST

A powerful explosion in Idlib, Syria, killed at least two and injured over 70. Fires and panic ensued near Maarrat Misrin.

A massive plume of smoke rises over northern Idlib after a series of explosions near the town of Kafriya, Syria. (IMAGE: X/RT)

A powerful explosion tore through the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 70, according to state news agency SANA. The blast occurred near the town of Maarrat Misrin, sending a towering plume into the sky and triggering widespread panic in nearby villages, including al-Foua.

Syrian state broadcaster Ikhbariya reported that fires broke out in the area as ambulances and civil defence teams rushed to the site. Raed Al-Saleh, Syria’s minister for emergency and disaster management, said teams were carrying out evacuation and rescue operations despite ongoing secondary blasts that were complicating the response.

“No final toll of casualties has been confirmed," Al-Saleh posted on X, urging residents to avoid the area as teams continued working under dangerous and complex conditions.

Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu put the death toll at five, reporting that around 15 explosions occurred at an arms depot in the town of Kafriya, damaging nearby buildings and injuring at least 63 others.

The Emergency Operations Directorate in Idlib also confirmed casualties from the still-unexplained explosion. While the cause remains unclear, private broadcaster Syria TV suggested it may have originated from an ammunition depot.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added that unidentified aircraft were flying over the region at the time of the blast, though there has been no official confirmation of an airstrike.

Idlib, Syria

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