Two boys, identified as Mahid Saleh al-Dablan and Eisa Mohammad al-Ayed, were killed on February 26, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of as yet unidentified source in al-Sukariyya village to the west of al-Boukamal city in eastern rural Deir Ez-Zour governorate. The area is 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 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.
