A man, identified as Tareq Abdul Razzaq Haj Suleiman from Bdama town in western rural Idlib governorate, was killed on December 12, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of unidentified source in Ard al-Wata village in Jabal al-Akrad district in northern rural Latakia governorate. The area is under the control of the current transitional authorities in Syria.
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.
