Two siblings, identified as 30-year-old Alaa and 32-year-old Ali al-Jamal from Kabajeb village in southern rural Deir Ez-Zour governorate, were killed on November 5, 2024, by a landmine of unidentified source that exploded under their car in the desert area ‘badiya’ of Kabajeb on Deir Ez-Zour-Damascus road while they were heading for their agricultural land. 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.
