Three children were killed and two injured today (Tuesday) as a result of a landmine explosion planted by the US forces in the vicinity of the Qasrak area, north of the Syrian city of Hasakah, according to the official media.

And the Syrian News Agency (SANA), quoting civil sources, reported that "a landmine planted by the American occupation forces to fortify its base in the Qasrak area, 20 km east of Tal Tamr in the countryside of Hasakah, exploded with a group of children who were collecting basalt stones for construction in the area."

The sources pointed out that the explosion killed two girls directly, and the others were transferred to Tal Tamr Hospital, where a third child died later, as a result of severe injuries, indicating that two children are in critical condition.

The Syrian government considers the presence of US forces on its territory illegal, and demands their departure sooner or later.

Syria also accuses the United States of stealing Syrian oil and wheat from its lands and expelling it outside Syrian territory towards Iraq.