A boy, identified as 13-year-old Yazan Hassan Za’al from Kherbet Ghazala town in eastern rural Daraa governorate, was killed on August 21, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of unidentified source that exploded under a bulldozer while working on an agricultural land in Yazan’s hometown. 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.
