IS mine claims 24 lives in Syria

DAMASCUS, Feb 24 (Agencies): Syria's state news agency says a land mine left by the Islamic State group has struck a van packed with workers, killing 24.
SANA said the explosion on Sunday near the central town of Salamiyeh was caused by explosives left behind by the militants when they controlled the area. A mine exploded in a nearby area earlier this month, killing seven people.
IS has been driven from virtually all the territory it once held in Syria and neighboring Iraq, but the extremists left behind countless bombs and booby traps, and large areas have yet to be cleared.
Meanwhile, Kurdish groups helped more than 800 civilians to evacuate from the terrorist-held town of Al-Baghouz on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, the Firat news agency reported on Saturday.
According to the agency, the refugees will be taken to the Al-Hawl refugee camp, where they would receive medical assistance and food.