On December 25, 2024, a farmer, identified as Abdul Razzaq Mahmoud al-Awad from Kafr Nbouda town in northern rural Hama governorate, was killed, while three other civilians were injured, by the explosion of a landmine of unidentified source that detonated under a tractor in al-Amqiya village in Sahl al-Ghab district in northwestern rural Hama 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.
