Two children, identified as 14-year-old Yazan Mohammad al-Nawwaf and 15-year-old Hmoud Abboud al-Khalaf al-Nawwaf, were killed on August 19, 2023, by the explosion of a war remnant whose source we have not been able to identify while herding sheep in their home town of al-Sh’afa in eastern rural Deir Ez-Zour governorate. The remnant exploded while the two children were trying to disarm it.
The area is under the control of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that war remnants continue to pose a serious threat to civilians’ lives. We have released numerous reports on cluster munitions and war remnants, calling for securing equipment to help local residents safely dispose of the various explosive remnants.
