A 13-year-old boy, identified as Amir Mohammad Ahmad al-Nakka from Skeiro village in the suburbs of Tal Abyad in northern Raqqa city, died on March 12, 2023, of wounds sustained on February 27, 2023, in the explosion of a landmine whose source we have not been able to identify in the village which is under the control of the Syrian National Army.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights is still trying to locate eyewitnesses to obtain more information about the incident.
We call on the controlling forces to uphold their responsibilities to protect civilians in their areas, and to locate and remove landmines planted in these areas. We have documented hundreds of deaths and injuries resulting from the explosions of landmines, which pose a long-term, serious threat, especially to children, which will last for years to come.
