A man, identified as Fattouh Suleiman al-Khleif from Ayyash village in western rural Deir Ez-Zour governorate, was killed on December 31, 2024, by a landmine of unidentified source near al-Baghiliya village in western Deir Ez-Zour governorate. 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.
