An 11-year-old boy, identified as Mohammad Omar Shu’aib, suffered injuries to both feet on November 13, 2023, when a war remnant whose source we have not been able to identify exploded in front of his family’s home in the town of Taftanaz in eastern rural Idlib.
The area is under the control of armed opposition factions and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). 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 other war remnants, calling for securing equipment to help local residents safely dispose of the various explosive remnants.
