A boy, identified as 15-year-old Hamza al-Ramadan, and his uncle, identified as 30-year-old Talal Khalaf al-Ramadan, from al-Nashwa al-Sharqiya neighborhood in Hasaka city, were killed on July 15, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of as yet unidentified source while digging tunnels for Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Tal Hermez village in western Hasaka governorate. The area is under the control of the SDF.
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.
