On April 12, 2024, three civilians were killed and another was injured, by the explosion of a landmine of as yet unidentified source while they were spraying pesticide on pistachio trees on agricultural land near al-Zaghba village in northern rural Hama 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.
