Two 13-year-old boys, Mohammad Awad al Awad and Loay Sabri al Awad, both from al Jarad village east of Aleppo governorate were killed, and three other civilians were wounded, on March 1, 2022, by the blast of a landmine planted by unknown parties, which exploded while they were herding sheep in farmland south of al Mehsenli village of Manbej city east of Aleppo governorate, which is under the control of the Syrian Democratic 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.
