The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Despite the continued negotiations about Daraa and the towns of its eastern countryside…the aerial and artillery shelling renews targeting the city and its countryside along with violent clashes in several areas

Daraa Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that the aerial and artillery shelling renewed on several areas in the province, in conjunction with the continuation of negotiations about its destiny, where the SOHR monitored bombardment by warplanes on areas in Al-Jiza and Kahil towns and the area of Al-Copra Base near them, along with bombardment by helicopters on areas in Daraa Al-Balad in Daraa city, also the regime forces targeted areas in the towns of the Western Al-Gharya and Al-Karak Al-Sharqi, in the eastern countryside of Daraa as well as areas in Al-Yadudah town north-west of Daraa, by a number of shells, amid bombardment on the area of Al-Karak Al-Sharqi, which caused material damage, and left a number of wounded, while clashes are taking place between fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions against the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them, in areas in the vicinity and outskirts of Al-Karak Al-Sharqi town which the regime forces advanced to, also violent clashes took place between the both parties, on areas in the vicinity of the airbase which is located in the south of Daraa city, in an attempt by the regime forces to take the control of it and separate the factions’ controlled areas in the western countryside of Daraa from those in its eastern countryside, also explosions were heard in Daraa city, caused by the fall of shells on the regime’s controlled areas in the city, but no information about casualties was reported yet.

This renewal of shelling is coincided with the continuation of negotiations that are taking place between the Russians, the factions and representatives of the towns of the eastern countryside of Daraa, via intermediaries and notables from the area, about the destiny of these towns, along with negotiations that are underway, about the entire province, where the SOHR monitored that negotiations are taking place between the Russians and the factions, via intermediaries, to reach a full agreement about Daraa Province, based on preventing the regime forces from entering the towns involved in reconciliation, deployment of the Russian military police, handing over the heavy and light weapons by the factions, the return of the government departments to work and settling the situation of those who wants to, the return of services to the area and settling the situation of those who are due to the “compulsory service”, where the negotiations and consultations lead to the handover of Nasib border crossing with Jordan and opening the road of Gaziantep – Jordan entirely.

 The Syrian Observatory also monitored the displacement of more than 120000 citizens, as a result of the heavy shelling and military operations, where the local sources confirmed that at least 5 persons were killed in the past 48 hours due to the poor health and living conditions, and the tragic humanitarian situation, where the Syrian Observatory published hours ago that it monitored the increase of number of displaced people to more than 120000, they were displaced by the military operation and intensive shelling on their cities, towns, and villages, after thousands of air and missile strikes in 10 days of military operations, and in the details documented by the Syrian Observatory: the eastern countryside of Daraa is almost completely empty of civilians, where tens of thousands have displaced to the Syrian – Jordanian border hoping to cross to the Jordanian territory or to be in a place where the regime forces and the warplanes cant target them, others have fled to areas controlled by Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid which swore allegiance to the “Islamic State” organization in Yarmouk Basin in the western countryside of Daraa, at the border with the occupied Syrian Golan, while others have displaced to areas controlled by the regime forces in the area after the regime’s open for 2 crossing points and 3 shelter centers in the northern and northwestern countryside of Daraa, and in the western and northwestern countryside of Daraa tens of thousands have displaced to the border with the occupied Golan at the countryside of Quneitra, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that more than 6000 families from Nawa city have left their homes, and more than 400 family have displaced to areas controlled by “Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid” which swore allegiance to the “Islamic State” Organization in Yarmouk Basin west of Daraa, this displacement comes as a result of the intense shelling and military operations of thousands of raids, missiles, barrel bombs, shells, and ground-to-ground missiles, which since the 19th of this month have killed more than 98 civilian citizens including 19 children and at least 17 women, including 51 civilians including 15 children and 10 women were killed in the heavy bombardment on Dael, al-Msifra, al-Taibah, Nawa, and other areas in the eastern countryside of Daraa since yesterday and the day before yesterday, while the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 6 citizens including a school director and 3 children, after the fall of shells on areas controlled by the regime forces in Daraa city and al-Sanamin city.