A 16-year-old boy named Maher Hussein Jasim al-Kudi, from Mazloom town in the western suburbs of Deir Ez-Zour, was killed on March 26, 2023, by the explosion of a landmine whose source we have not yet been able to identify, while he was herding sheep in the Malehat al-Tharou area in northern Deir Ez-Zour governorate. The area is under the control of Syrian Democratic 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 explosions of landmines, which pose a long-term, serious threat, especially to children, which will last for years to come.
