The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

About 50 persons killed within hours of the start of Aasefat al-Janoub “the Storm of South” battles in Daraa

Daraa Province:

The number of the rebel and Islamic factions’ fighters who died during the ongoing shelling and clashes with the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them in the city of Daraa and its outskirts in the operation of Aasefat al-Janoub “the Storm of South”, which launched by the rebel and Islamic factions and Jabhat Al-Nusra (al-Qaeda in Levant) to control the city and several towns around it, has risen to 27 , where the factions could take control over 5 regime forces checkpoints, amid advancement toward the national hospital, also 20 members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them were killed too.

 

The regime forces shelled areas in Tafs town.

 

A man from al-Mzyrib town died after shelling by the regime forces on areas in the town. 6 persons died yesterday morning due to intense shelling by the regime forces and airstrikes by helicopters on areas in Daraa al-Balad.

 

The Islamic factions targeted regime controlled areas in Dar’aa al-Mahatta which killed a man and a woman and injured others.