On September 1, 2024, a boy, identified as seven-year-old Mer’ie Faisal al-Mer’ie, was killed, and his cousin, identified as six-year-old Nayef Fawwaz al-Mer’ie, was injured, by the explosion of two cluster bomblets while they were playing on the outskirts of the two children’s home village of Suha in eastern 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.
