Two boy siblings, identified as 17-year-old Mohammad and 14-year-old Abdul Rahman Abdul Mu’in al-Omar from Ma’aret al-Nu’man city in southern rural Idlib governorate, were killed on December 10, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of unidentified source while harvesting olives on an agricultural land on the outskirts of San village in eastern Idlib governorate. The explosion also injured two other boys. The area is under the control of the forces currently in power in Syria.
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.
