The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Areas of the Syrian south agreement witness calm after a series of violations

The calm returns to the Syrian south truce within the American – Russian – Jordanian agreement, which has been in force since the 9th of July 2017, after several violations monitored yesterday Saturday, where the regime forces shelled and targeted by heavy machineguns areas in Daraa city and other areas in the towns of al-Yadudeh, al-N’eemah and Western Al-Gharya in in the countryside of Daraa, also clashes took place between the factions and the regime forces in areas in Daraa city yesterday night, while areas in Tranja village in the countryside of Quneitra were shelled by the regime forces.

It is noteworthy that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 9th of July 2017, that the regional-international agreement went into effect in three provinces of southern Syria, namely Daraa, Al-Quneitra and Al-Suwaidaa, at 12 pm today, the 9th of July 2017. The SOHR has observed so far that calm is prevailing the provinces of southern Syria and no violations of the truce have been reported so far although the few moments that preceded its implementation witnessed the firing of several shells by the regime forces on faction-controlled areas in Daraa but no casualties have been reported so far.

This American-Russian-Jordanian agreement that includes three provinces of southern Syria came after violent battles during the last few weeks between the factions which operate there and the regime forces and their allied militiamen. where in al-Suwaidaa province there are Jaysh al-Asha’er, Ahmad al-Abdu Forces and Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiyyah, while the southern factions which supported by regional and international parties in Daraa Province, while in Al-Quneitra Province there are Jabhat Thowwar Syria, al-Ezz Brigades and Al-Furqan Brigades, while in Yarmouk Basin area in the western countryside of Daraa is controlled by Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid who swore allegiance to the “Islamic State” Organization.