On July 24, 2024, four civilians from the same family, including two children and one woman, from Ma’ar Shamarin village in eastern rural Idlib governorate, were severely wounded by the explosion of a projectile war remnant of as yet unidentified source in their tent in Ataa Camp near al-Sheikh Bahar village in northwestern Idlib governorate. The explosion also slightly damaged the tent. The area is under the control of armed opposition factions and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
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.
