A man, identified as Ahmad Abdullah al-Kousani, was killed on May 17, 2024, and his son injured, by the explosion of a landmine of as yet unidentified source, while he was driving the tractor on the agricultural plains in the vicinity of his home village of Deir al-Adas in northern rural Daraa governorate. The area is under the control of Syrian regime forces.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that Ahmad was a civilian who had never been involved with any military formation.
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.
