The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Regime forces target by machine guns areas in the countryside of Daraa and warplanes raised on the Western Qalamoun

Daraa Province, the Syrian Observatory for human Rights: the regime forces targeted by heavy machineguns areas in the road between the villages of al-Njih and al-Bwir in the countryside of Daraa, which caused material damage but no information about casualties.

Rif Dimashq Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: The warplanes carried out intense airstrikes on areas controlled by the “Islamic State” organization in the Western Qalamoun, at the Syrian-Lebanese border, amid continued exchange of targeting between the regime forces and the Lebanese Hezbollah and the gunmen loyal to them against members of the “Islamic State” organization in places in the area, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the shelling continue between the regime forces and the Lebanese Hezbollah on one hand, and the members of the “Islamic State” organization on the other, on areas in the barren mountains of the Western Qalamoun, at the Syrian-Lebanese border, where the clashes started as a result of an attack by the regime forces and Hezbollah in the areas, in an attempt to end the presence of the “Islamic State” organization in the area, SOHR observed that Hezbollah and the regime forces managed to advance in large number of points, hills and positions which were under the control of the organization, regaining the control of tens of square kilometers out of about 120 square kilometers were controlled by the organization before the attack started, and the clashes were accompanied by intensive missile and artillery shelling by the regime forces on the clash areas, the clashes caused casualties and injuries in the ranks of the both parties, and the regime forces managed to regain some areas such as Al-Zamrani Crossing and heights in the barren mountains of Bureij, the barren mountains Al-Jarajir, the barren mountains of Qara, and the heights of Fikha and its Crossing.