A man, identified as Alaa Emad al-Hussein from al-Zeyadiya village in western rural Hama governorate, was killed on December 31, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of unidentified source in an agricultural land in al-Ankawi village in western Hama governorate. Another man, identified as Ibrahim Abd al-Hussein was injured in the same explosion. The area is under the control of the current transitional authorities 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.
