A seven-year-old boy, identified as Ali Yousef al-Haj, was killed on November 5, 2023, by the explosion of a landmine whose source we have not yet been able to identify in the vicinity of his home village of alJat to the north of Manbij city in eastern rural Aleppo governorate, which is on the dividing lines with the areas under the control of the Syrian National Army (SNA).
The area is under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). 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 areas under their control, and to locate and remove landmines planted in these areas. We have documented hundreds of deaths and injuries resulting from landmine explosions, which pose a serious, long-term threat, especially to children, that will last for years to come.
