On August 1, 2024, a boy, identified as five-year-old Hussein Ahmad Qaq from Sarmin city in eastern rural Idlib governorate, was killed, while his parents and three-year-old sister were injured, by the explosion of a war remnant of unidentified source that exploded inside their house in their home city. The area is under the control of armed opposition faction 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.
