In the light of preparations and mobilizations for the Grand Battle of the South…violent fighting rages between the regime against the factions in the north-eastern countryside of Daraa

Daraa Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continued violent clashes between the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them against the fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions, in areas in the vicinity of the battalion of air defense, near Msikah area in the north-eastern countryside of Daraa, amid intensive exchange of targeting in the clash areas between the both parties, which resulted in the death of one fighter at least of the factions, where confirmed information was received about the fall of human losses in the ranks of both parties, while these clashes, which followed the interruption of the Syrian South calm, were accompanied by targeting by the rebel and Islamic factions by several shells, to positions of the regime forces in the area of Al-Mujabal east of the city, which caused material damage, without information about casualties so far, along with targeting to similar positions in Harran area near the administrative border between the provinces of Al-Suwaidaa and Daraa, while the Syrian Observatory monitored shelling by the regime forces which targeted areas in Daraa Al-Balad in Daraa city, followed by shelling by the regime forces targeted areas in the town of the Western Al-Gharya which caused material damage, without information about casualties.

These clashes are coincided with the preparations by the regime forces and the factions, for an expected military operation if the local, regional and international parties fail definitively to reach an agreement about the situation of the Syrian South, where the SOHR published few hours ago that places in Gharz area in the east of Daraa city, were shelled by the regime forces, followed by fall of shells on places in Al-Dahiya area which is controlled by the regime forces in Daraa city, which caused material damage, without information about casualties, and it also monitored the eruption of clashes described as violent; between the regime forces supported by gunmen loyal to them against fighters of rebel and Islamic factions, in the contact lines between both parties in the area between Om Batinah and MasHara towns which are under the control of the factions and Jabba town which is controlled by the regime forces mid-sector countryside of Al-Quneitra, and the clashes were accompanied by exchange of targeting in the clash areas between both parties, and information about casualties in their ranks, and the clashes in the countryside of Quneitra were accompanied by targeting by the factions for positions of the regime forces in Jabba area in the mid-sector countryside of Al-Quneitra, while areas in the Western al-Gharya town in the eastern sector of Daraa countryside and other places in al-Hara town in the northwestern countryside of Daraa, were shelled by the regime forces which killed a person and injuries others, in addition to material damage in the property of citizens.