A 10-year-old boy identified as Bahaa al-Daher, from al-Tal city in Damascus suburbs governorate, was killed on April 27, 2023, by the explosion of a landmine whose source we have not been able to identify in al-Haswiya area near al-Qosour neighborhood in Homs governorate.
The area is currently under the control of Syrian regime forces. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) is still trying to locate eyewitnesses to obtain more information about the incident. We call on the controlling forces to uphold their responsibilities for protecting 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.
