Two men, identified as Abdul Hai Ghazi al-Jasim and Aziz Ibrahim Hawwash al-Assaf from Ma’dan Atiq village in western rural Deir Ez-Zour governorate, were killed on March 2, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of unidentified source while searching for desert truffles in the badiya or ‘desert’ near al-Tebni in western 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.
