Mine event in Syrian Arab Republic on Wed 1st May 2024

A man, identified as 38-year-old Khaled Omar al-Mohammad, was killed on May 1, 2024, by the explosion of a landmine of as-yet unidentified source while working on an agricultural land on the outskirts of his home village of Tal Turin in western Manbij city in eastern rural Aleppo governorate. 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.