On December 15, 2023, three children were wounded by the explosion of a war remnant projectile whose source we have not been able to identify near their home in Kansafra village in Jabal al-Zawiya in southern rural Idlib governorate. The area is under the control of armed opposition factions and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
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 safely dispose of the various explosive remnants.
We have recorded the use of anti-personnel landmines (APLs) by Syrian regime forces, which poses a serious threat to residents for years to come, especially children. We have recorded hundreds of injuries that resulted from cluster munition remnants. The international community must intervene to protect the civilians in Syria from the ongoing bloodbath.
