A boy, identified as Rashid Hani Alyan al-Zubair from al-Sha’fa town in eastern rural Deir Ez-Zour governorate, died on March 19, 2025, of wounds sustained two days earlier, March 17, in the explosion of a projectile war remnant of unidentified source in al-Sha’fa town. The area is under the control of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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 Assad regime forces, 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 lethal dangers.
