The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

As part of the increased insecurity in the Syrian south, unidentified people assassinate a municipality chief west Daraa

Daraa Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Insecurity and targeting members of the regime forces and reconciliation factions continue in Daraa Province, where the Syrian Observatory learned that unidentified gunmen assassinated the municipality chief of Jellin town in the western countryside of Daraa by shooting him directly.

And the Syrian Observatory published on the 31st of July 2019 that Insecurity and the targeting of members of the regime forces and reconciliations members continue take the forefront of events in Daraa Province, where armed men believed to be of the “Popular Resistance” assassinated 2 members of the Air Force Intelligence of the Syrian regime near the Baraq Cemetery south of Tasil town in the western countryside of Daraa, after being targeted by bullets, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 30th of July 2019 that unknowns people and citizens continue to express their rejection for the presence of the regime forces and their militias within Daraa province, through phrases they write on walls of schools, towns, and villages in several areas of the province, where the Syrian Observatory monitored new phrases in Saham al-Golan town west of Daraa, some of which say: “down with the regime and all its soldiers and revolution until the victory,” and “the people of Idlib are our people”, while the Syrian Observatory published this morning that insecurity and targeting of members of the regime forces and reconciliations continue to be at the forefront of events in Daraa Province, and in the same context, a member of the Political Security was killed yesterday night, where he was shot by 2 unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle in Daraa al-Mahatta area in Daraa city, and in the same context, an explosive device planted by unknown people exploded in al-Ajami town in the western countryside of Daraa, which seriously injured 2 people, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 29th of July 2019, that a violent explosion was heard in the northern countryside of Daraa, it turned out to be caused by an IED thrown by unidentified persons on a security checkpoint of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them in Al-Sanamayn town in the northern countryside of Daraa, after that, the members of the checkpoint indiscriminately opened fire of their individual weapons in a state of panic and horror due to the targeting.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published today the 29th of July 2019, that unidentified gunmen attacked a checkpoint and position of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them in the area between Al-Jibayliyah and Ghadir Al-Bustan in the western countryside of Daraa, by shells and heavy and medium machineguns, and there is no information so far about casualties, and the identity of the perpetrators is not known whether they are of the “Popular Resistance” or cells of the “Islamic State” organization, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

published on the 27th of July 2019, that unidentified gunmen assassinated one of the regime’s agents in Daraa countryside who serves as the “head of the branch of Al-Ba’ath Party” in Jasim town, by shooting him in the town, while his escorts were injured seriously, and the SOHR published hours ago, that it monitored an incident that is the first of kind since the regime forces regained control over Daraa province in July 2018, where an explosion rocked the area between Al-Harak city and Mulayha Al-Atash town in the eastern countryside of Daraa, it turned out to be caused by blowing a suicidal bomber himself up using a booby-trapped vehicle at a checkpoint of the regime’s Intelligence and gunmen loyal to them, on the road in the area, which resulted in the killing of 6 members at least and the injury of others, and the number of casualties may increase because of the presence of injuries in critical situation, in addition to the presence of information about other casualties, and the SOHR published on the 26th of July 2019, that it learned from reliable sources that the regime forces found a mass grave contains the remains of about 13 members of the regime forces, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; a mass grave was found on the road between Nawa city and Sheikh Saad in the western countryside of Daraa, where the grave contains the remains of about 13 members of the regime forces, and according to the information obtained by the SOHR; the members were killed in clashes that took place about 6 years ago between rebel opposition battalions against the regime forces in the western countryside of Daraa.

And the SOHR published today, the 25th of July 2019, that the targeting continues against members and leaders of factions who have made “settlements and reconciliations” with the Syrian regime, and became within formations of the regime forces in Daraa province, where armed men believed to be of the “Popular Resistance” riding a motorcycle shot a former commander in Jaysh al-Moataz who made a settlement and joined regime’s military security, which killed him and injured his escort, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 24th of July 2019 that the the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that gunmen believed to be of the “Popular Resistance” riding a motorcycle, have directly shot a member of the Russian 5th Corps in Al-Shajarah town in Daraa countryside, where the member was hit by several gunshots which critically injured him, and in the same context, another citizen was injured seriously, after being shot by unidentified gunmen in the western neighborhood of Al-Sanamayn city in Daraa province.

And the SOHR published on the 23rd of July 2019, that residents of Daraa Province continue to reject regime’s presence and tools, and reject the circumstances imposed on them through fake “settlements and reconciliations” agreements, where the Syrian Observatory monitored people of Daraa al-Balad expelling a media and a special photography team of the Radio and Television Center when they were preparing a television report for the Syrian regime channel in al-Abazid neighborhood in Daraa al-Balad area east of Syria.

The Syrian Observatory published that unidentified gunmen believed to be of the “Popular Resistance”, opened fire on an air intelligence agent of the regime forces on al-Mathallah checkpoint north of Khirbet al-Ghazaleh town in Daraa countryside which killed him instantly, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday, Sunday, that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that unidentified gunmen targeted a first lieutenant in the regime’s army in the western countryside of Daraa, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; an official in the section of research in the military security in the regime’s army, was injured after being targeted by an IED that exploded while he was passing on one of the main roads of Nawa city in the western countryside of Daraa, which injured him seriously, and the SOHR published on the 18th of July 2019, that it monitored armed clashes in al-Sanamin city in Daraa countryside, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: a group of one of the factions which carried out “reconciliation and settlement” and became one of the regime forces; attacked the headquarters of an armed group who refused to hand over their weapons and did not join the ranks of the regime forces, then clashes took place between both parties after previous differences between them, which killed 2 children by the random bullets of this armed fight, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 17th of July 2019 that unidentified gunmen targeted the car of a colonel of the regime forces near Sheikh Saad village in the western countryside of Daraa, which caused his immediate death with his wife and son, and the Syrian Observatory published that it rose to at least 6, the number of members of the regime forces who were killed as a result of the IED explosion which targeted their bus in Al-Maftarah area on the road between Al-Dahiya neighborhood and Al-Yadudah town, the explosion also resulted in the injury of more than 15 members some of whom are in serious condition, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published today at noon, that it documented the killing of 4 members at least of the regime forces as a result of the IED explosion which targeted a bus carrying members of the 4th Division in Al-Maftarah area on the road between Al-Dahiya neighborhood and Al-Yadudah town, the targeting also resulted in the injury of more than 9 others with varying severity, and the death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of injured cases some of whom are in serious conditions, in addition to the presence of information about other casualties, and the SOHR published short time ago, that an explosion shook Daraa city today morning, Wednesday the 17th of July 2019, it turned out to be caused by an IED explosion in Al-Maftarah area on the road between Al-Dahiya neighborhood and Al-Yadudah town, where the IED exploded as a bus of the regime forces was passing in the area, and no information was reported about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 15th of July 2019, that unidentified gunmen believed to be of the “popular resistance” targeted with machineguns and RPG, targeted Zayzoun Camp of the 4th Division in the western countryside of Daraa, which  caused injuries among members of the 4th Division, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 13th of July 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored an IED explosion that targeted a patrol of the Russian forces near Al-Sahwah town in the eastern countryside of Daraa, where the IED exploded moments after the patrol passed, without information about casualties so far, while a colonel of the regime forces was injured as a result of the explosion of an IED that targeted him in Bosr al-Harir town in the eastern countryside of Daraa, followed by security alertness in the area, and the SOHR published yesterday, Friday, that the body of a person was found on Friday on the road connecting the towns of al-Harak and Malahat al-Atash in Daraa countryside, where the body belongs to a former fighter of the factions who made a ” settlement” with the regime,  where he was killed and thrown on the side of the road, and the Syrian Observatory published on Monday, the 8th  of July 2019 that in the wake of the continues assassinations and ongoing chaos in Daraa province in the Syrian South, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Mukhtar of Al-Yadudah town in the western countryside of Daraa, which caused his instant death, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that it documented the killing of a member of the regime forces affiliated to the Regiment 112, after being targeted by a sniper fire by unidentified gunmen believed to be of the “Popular Resistance”, in Nawa area in the northern countryside of Daraa, which caused his instant death, and the SOHR published hours ago, that it learned from reliable sources that an assassination attempt targeted an officer colonel in the regime forces, in the northern countryside of Darra, which injured him seriously, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; unidentified persons targeted a vehicle carrying the commander of Tal Al-Jumou’ Operation Room in the regime forces, where he was targeted on Nawa – Tal Al-Jumou’ road west of Nawa city in Daraa countryside, which injured him with a number of his escorts, and the SOHR published on the 5th of July 2019, that Daraa province is witnessing a continuous activity by the Popular Resistance against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them and factions of the “reconciliation and settlement” almost daily, and the Syrian Observatory continues to monitor these operations, where unknown gunmen believed to be of the “Popular Resistance” attacked a checkpoint of the air intelligence of the regime forces west of Om Walad village in Daraa countryside which caused casualties, while 2 bodies of the State security members who used to be fighters and then carried out “reconciliation and settlement,” were found killed and their corpses were thrown on the outskirts of al-Shammari Presser, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 3rd of July 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that unidentified gunmen opened fire on one of the members of the 4th Division of the regime forces in Al-Muzayrib town in the western countryside of Daraa, which caused his instant death, and the SOHR published yesterday the 2nd of July 2019, that a patrol of the State Security branch of the regime ran over a female child in Nawa city in the northwestern countryside of Daraa, which killed the child immediately, and the patrol continued on its way without stopping or trying to get an Ambulance for the little girl who died, local sources told the Syrian Observatory that the children’s relatives had warned regime’s security forces to leave Nawa city or hand over those who killed her as the child belongs to a large family in Nawa, which forced the regime forces to send a military column consists of about 20 cars with officers and elders loyal to the regime, entered the city to meet with family of the child to calm the situation, but the insistence of the girl’s family on handing over the perpetrators prevented reaching a solution so far.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 1st of July 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that phrases threaten those who struck reconciliation and settlement deals with the regime forces, were found written on the walls in the Eastern Al-Gharya in the south-eastern countryside of Daraa, they read “for those who sold their conscience, dignity and religion, we watch you and the next is bitterer…revolution until victory”, while the regime forces raided yesterday evening the house of a former commander in the rebel factions of those who struck reconciliation and settlement deals, in order to arrest him, but they did not found him at home, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 28th of June 2019, that the Syrian regime’s intelligence has arrested 4 former commanders in the opposition factions in Daraa of those who joined the 5th corps which has been formed by Russia and which mostly includes former fighters of the factions that struck reconciliation and settlement deals, and in the details obtained by the SOHR; the 4 commanders were arrested at one of the security checkpoints of the regime’s intelligence in Busra al-Sham city in Daraa province, and in the same context, the SOHR monitored that the regime’s security services arrested a former commander in the faction “Jaysh Al-Mu’tazz” of those who struck reconciliation and settlement deals and preferred to remain in the area rejecting the forcible displacement towards the Syrian North, where he was arrested in Al-Muzayrib city north-west of Daraa.