Rawda al Sawadi, aged 33, and her 12-year-old son, Raed Hamad al Sawadi, from Khasham town in the eastern suburbs of Deir Ez-Zour governorate, were killed on February 22, 2022 by the explosion of a landmine planted by unknown parties in the town, which is under the control of Syrian regime forces.
SNHR is still trying to reach eyewitnesses for more details on the incident.
We call on the controlling forces to assume their responsibility for protecting civilians in areas under their control, to reveal the sites of planted landmines, and to remove them. We have documented hundreds of deaths and injuries resulting from landmine explosions, which will continue to constitute a real and lethal threat to people, particularly children, for several years to come.
