8-year-old boy, Bahri Muhammad Hamada, and his 35-year-old uncle Khalil Bahri Hamada were killed on March 26, 2022, by the explosion of a landmine planted by unknown parties, while they were herding sheep in farmlands near Ebeen village of Afrin city in the northern suburbs of Aleppo governorate. The village 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.
