Authorities are urging civilians to stay away from the site in Al-Eis, near Aleppo, after a series of explosions. Published September 21, 2026 September 21, 2026 Powerful explosions at a weapons depot in northern Syria have injured at least four people, according to state media, and officials urged the public to stay away from the site. state news agency SANA reported. The cause of the explosions was not immediately clear. Faisal Mohammad Ali, head of civil defense operations in Aleppo, told SANA that rescue teams evacuated four injured people from the scene. Al Jazeera’s Obaida Hitto, reporting from Aleppo, said a series of explosions followed the initial explosion. “The trucks are entering the position,” he reported. Aleppo Governor Azzam al-Gharib urged residents not to leave their homes for the time being, adding that “hospitals, ambulances and emergency teams are on high alert.” Roads leading to the site of the explosions were closed “to ensure the safety of civilians,” the Aleppo Internal Security Command said. Up to the ceiling you could see “large flames in the distance.” Several such explosions have occurred before in Syria, which is emerging from more than a decade of civil war following the overthrow of ruler Bashar al-Assad in late 2024. An explosion of unknown origin killed 11 people at a military site in the eastern province of Deir Az Zor on Friday. Earlier this month, an explosion at a weapons depot belonging to the Ministry of Defense killed 14 people and injured 11 in Idlib Province, northwestern Syria. Five people died just over a week earlier in the same area when a vehicle transporting ammunition exploded.
