Mark Hiznay

@MarkHiznay

Associate Arms Director

Washington, DC
hrw.org/topic/arms
Joined January 2015
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    Dec 1

    Video of Army shelled military positions in Al-Fashaga

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    Nov 30

    Biden administration needs to take the lead on ban decision not the Pentagon. Otherwise it's a foregone conclusion, i.e. no. Thanks to for asking questions on this humanitarian imperative

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    Nov 30

    Explosive weapons w/wide-area effects used in populated areas cont. to cause immediate & long-term harm to civilians. 's latest report on violations by Houthi forces in 's Marib governorate lays bare the devastating consequences of 🧵👇

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  4. Nov 30

    Is this the first spotting of this mine in Syria?

    : A rare look at an Iranian YM-1 AP mine in the hands of HTS/TvJ. This mine is essentially a copy of the Italian TS-50 and was supplied to the regime by before being captured/sold.
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    Nov 12

    The carnage caused by landmines continues 27 years after Pres. Clinton called for ridding the world of these indiscriminate weapons, yet the U.S. has yet to join the mine ban treaty. We can and should be a leader by joining and strengthening the treaty.

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    Nov 10

    are the primary victims of . reports that at least half of all civilian casualties were in 2020.

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  7. Nov 10

    Read about all things landmine the 22nd edition of released today at with . presser below gives things a US focus. Landmines: US Should Support Global Ban

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  8. Nov 9

    Interesting item caught in the background

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  9. Nov 6

    The P4 Mk1 are low metal content antipersonnel blast mines. This is one of the locations where new use occurred and documented in the updated Landmine Monitor Report coming on 10 Nov.

    Authorities captured a quantity of materiel in Bazar Wadh, Mahwand Tehsil, including Type 69 pattern RPG, 6x PG-7V/T69-1 & 1x PG-7M projectiles, plenty of ammo, MVZ-57 fuzes for TM-57 AP mines, P4 Mk1 AP mines (Thanks ) & more. via
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    Oct 25

    Omega are experts in the manufacture, trade, & use of & security weapons and equipment. On our website, we've gathered a range of identification resources: & we've just published a Visual Guide into different kinds of weapons & equipment.👇

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  11. Oct 23

    This is problematic on many levels

    PROM-1 anti-personnel mines purported to have being recovered by the Ethiopian military from TPLF elements
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    Oct 18

    Hot off the press

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    Oct 18

    Azerbaijan’s Emerging Arsenal Of Deterrent

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  14. Oct 14

    US plans illustrated for new landmine systems, 5+ years away. Most appear to be anti-vehicle but SAVO (a launch system, not a mine) can use legacy M87 canisters, which contain an anti-personnel mine

    The provided some details for the planned development of its next-generation smart mines at . Looks like their anti-vehicle top attack CAVM mines are planned to be fielded first, followed by bottom attack mines, and then satellite network control systems.
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    Oct 12

    Large cache of AT and AP mines, RPG rounds, and grenades found in Luhansk. AP mines include a MON-100, which I havent seen in Ukrainian caches in a while.

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    Oct 9

    The Tigray Defence Forces - Documenting Its Heavy Weaponry

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    Sep 29

    New Norinco loitering munition, Dragon 60B.

    Loitering Dragon 60B
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    Sep 20

    Research for our latest report has identified a total of 16 Brazilian manufacturers of law enforcement equipment, including and . To find out more, read our latest report here:

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    Sep 18

    I was finally able to identify the bomb from Abu Khashab incident, it is a Russian SAB 250T. The bomb carries seven parachute flares. The bomb is used for illumination or as an active counter-measure against IR-guided anti-aircraft missiles.

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  20. Sep 9

    So a copy of the early bomblet-delivering JSOW? Any idea about the specs on the submunitions?

    This 500kg Extended-Range Guided Bomb Cargo was equipped by the PLA aircraft that participated in the previous Zhuhai Air Shows. Formerly called "Tianlei 500", changed to "GB6". They could be powered or unpowered. CCTV also reported a version called "YJ-6 CS/BBC5"
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