The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Heavy and intense shelling leaves casualties in Daraa city and airstrikes target it

Daraa Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:
Warplanes carried out a raid on places in the town of Saida located in the eastern countryside of Daraa, in conjunction with aerial bombardment on areas in the town of Tafas, no information about casualties, while a man from the town of Jbab in the countryside of Daraa died under torture in the prisons regime security, while the regime forces shelled areas in towns of Nasib, the Eastern Gharya and Bosra Sham in the eastern and southern countryside of Daraa, which caused injuries in Nasib, while it rose to about 30, the number of barrel bombs dropped by regime’s helicopters on areas in Manshiya neighborhood and other areas in the Daraa city, in conjunction with more airstrikes on areas in Daraa al-Balad and other places on the city, amid heavy shelling by shells and rockets on the same areas, rising to about 20, the number of missiles believed to be ground-to-ground landed on the city of Daraa, which resulted in the fall of several casualties and injuries due to aerial bombardment on Tariq al-Sadd neighborhood in the city of Daraa, the death of 3 of them at least was confirmed, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, and due to the presence of information about other casualties, also SOHR received information that a hospital in the city went out of service, while violent clashes continue between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions and members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in Manshiya neighborhood in the city ​​of Daraa, while it rose to 23 at least, including a military commander of the factions, the number of persons killed in the shelling and clashes, including 2 media activists and 2 members of Hayyaat Fath al-Sham who blew themselves up yesterday in booby trapped vehicles.