A woman, identified as Khawla Jasim al-Hassoun, from Arab Hassan Kabir village to the north of Manbij city in eastern rural Aleppo governorate, was killed on July 13, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of as yet unidentified source while gathering Shaflah crops in an agricultural land near her home village. The area is under the control of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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.
