A man and his mother, identified respectively as Ali Ahmad al-Haj Omar and Adla from al-Qashla village to the southeast of Manbij city in eastern rural Aleppo governorate, were killed on December 26, 2024, by a landmine of unidentified source inside their house in al-Qashla village. The area is under the control of Syrian Democratic Forces (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.
