Mahmoud Hallaq was killed and his wife wounded on February 12, 2022 by the explosion of a landmine left by unknown parties in Taftanaz town in the northern suburbs of Idlib governorate.
The town is currently under the joint control of armed opposition factions and Hay’at Tahrir al Sham, with SNHR still trying to reach eyewitnesses for more details on the incident.
We call on the controlling forces to assume their responsibility for protecting civilians in areas under their control, to reveal the sites of planted landmines, and to remove them. We have documented hundreds of deaths and injuries resulting from landmine explosions, which will continue to constitute a real threat to people, particularly children, for several years to come.
