The body of Mahmoud al Haj Rajab from Mehkan town in eastern Deir Ez-Zour governorate was found by fellow residents in his home in the town on August 15, 2022, with his body bearing gunshot wounds.
The town is under the control of Syrian regime forces. SNHR has been unable to identify the party responsible for his death as of yet. Although the controlling forces hold the responsibility of revealing the perpetrators,the controlling forces haven’t launched any investigation into this case, raising suspicions of their involvement in the incident.