Two boy siblings, identified as five-year-old Abdou Jouma al-Jasim and nine-year-old Jasim al-Jasim from Tahna village to the west of Manbij city in eastern rural Aleppo governorate, were killed on October 10, 2024, by the explosion of a war remnant of unidentified source. The war remnant exploded while the two siblings were playing with it, alongside three other children, after finding it near their family’s house in their home village. The explosion also injured the three other children. The area is under the control of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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.
