Shafaq News – Damascus

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday accused the Syrian Ministry of Defense of misleading the public over an explosion near the Tishrin Dam in northern Syria, asserting that the blast was caused by a landmine inside a government-controlled area, not a missile strike.

In a statement, the SDF rejected Damascus’s accusation that its fighters had targeted Syrian army personnel as “entirely false” and refuted by field evidence.

The group said its media office obtained video footage showing Syrian army soldiers killed by a landmine detonation within their own position near the dam. The injuries, it added, were consistent with an upward blast, confirming an internal explosion rather than an external attack.

The SDF noted that the footage showed no signs of shelling or defensive response, indicating the absence of any confrontation. It indicated that the mine had likely been planted earlier by pro-government units and exploded due to “negligence and poor coordination.”