Two boys, identified as 13-year-old Ahmad Abdul Salam al-Assad and 12-year-old Mohammad Ryad al-Assad, from al-Sarmiya village in Misyaf area in western Hama governorate, were killed on May 22, 2024, by the explosion of a bomb left by an unidentified source. A third boy, identified as 14-year-old Hussein Abdul Salam al-Assad from the same village, was also injured in the explosion. The bomb detonated while the three children were playing near the Orontes River in Shat al-Joura area on the road of Sreihin village in southern rural Hama governorate. The area is under the control of Syrian regime forces.
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 to safely dispose of the various explosive remnants. We have also recorded the use of anti-personnel landmines (APLs) by Syrian regime forces, posing a serious threat to anyone in the vicinity, especially children, for years to come. We have recorded hundreds of injuries that resulted from cluster munition remnants. The international community must intervene to protect the civilians in Syria from the ongoing bloodbath.
