A 13-year-old boy named Haydar Khadr Sabhi al-Fandi, from Ayyash town in the western suburbs of Deir Ez-Zour, was killed on March 18, 2023, by the explosion of a landmine whose source we have not been able to identify while travelling in a car with other civilians in his hometown, which is under the control of Syrian regime forces.
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 explosion of landmines, which pose a long-term, serious threat, especially to children, which will last for years to come.
