A man, identified as Raed al-Hout, was killed on December 11, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of unidentified source in the badiya ‘desert area’ of Buqrus town in eastern Deir Z-Zour governorate, while two other men, identified as Marwan al-Hassan and Khaled al-Theyban, were injured in the same explosion. 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.
