On January 7, 2025, a cluster bomb that was left from a previous attack by Russian-Syrian alliance forces exploded in the vicinity of al-Qasmiya village in western rural Aleppo governorate. The bomb killed one boy, identified as Ismail Ibrahim, and injured three others who were playing when the bomb exploded.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that war remnants continue to pose a serious threat to civilians’ lives. We have released numerous reports on cluster munitions and other war remnants, calling for securing equipment to help local residents to safely dispose of the various explosive remnants. We have also recorded the use of anti-personnel landmines (APLs) by the Assad regime, posing a serious threat to anyone in the vicinity, especially children, for years to come. We have recorded hundreds of injuries that resulted from cluster munition remnants. The international community must intervene to protect the civilians in Syria from such threats.
