After the death of about 550 civilians, fighters, and members in less than a month, the regime forces complete their control over Muthallath al-Mawt and expand their control to 91% of Daraa’s area
The number of human casualties continues to rise in the massacre that took place this morning in the mid-sector countryside of Al-Quneitra at the administrative border with the northwestern countryside of Daraa, where it rose to 8 at least, including 3 citizens and 3 women of 2 families, the number of people who were killed and the Syrian Observatory documented their death in the massacre that was carried out by warplanes that targeted Ayn al-Tinah area, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, also a citizen was killed and several others were injured as a result of the aerial bombardment that targeted areas in the western countryside of Jassem, raising to at least 174, including 35 children and 36 women, the number of people who were killed since 19th of June 2018, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the warplanes carrying out raids targeting areas near Nawa city in the northwestern countryside of Daraa, where Nawa is undergoing negotiation processes by its representatives and the regime to reach an agreement about the fate of the city, which is considered the last city that is not controlled by the regime forces in Daraa Province.
The rise in the death toll coincides with the regime forces being able to expand their control in Daraa Province, by controlling the entire part of Muthallath al-Mawt that is located northwest of the province, where the regime forces completely controlled Aqraba, al-Mal and its hill, the hill of al-Mahs, and the areas of Jasem and al-Alya, expanding their control to at least 91% of the area of Daraa province, while Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid which swore allegiance to the “Islamic State” Organization still controls 7.2% of the area of the province, in an enclave within the triangle of the Jordanian border – occupied Golan border – Daraa countryside, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented since the 19th of June 2018 significant number casualties in the ranks of the regime forces and the factions, where it rose to 185 at least, the number of members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them who were killed since the 19th of June 2018, the date of the start of the military operation by the regime forces in the countryside of Daraa, while it rose to 189 at least, the number of fighters of the faction who were killed in the same period, as a result of the aerial bombardment, missile, and clashes. the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed bombardment by warplanes the helicopter targeting al-Alya and Majdolia and the area between al-Hara and Nabe’a’ al-Sakhr and areas in Nabe’a’ al-Sakhr town , and other places on the road of Tamr – Ayn al-Tinah, raising to about 1560, the number of raids and barrel bombs that targeted the countryside of Quneitra and Muthallath al-Mawt in the northwest of Daraa during the past 48 hours, since the dawn of yesterday, Sunday, the 15th of July 2018, until this morning, Tuesday, the 17th of the same month, including more than 330 airstrikes and barrel bombs, while the clashes continue between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic factions in Tal al-Mahs area, amid exchange of targeting on the clash areas and advancement by the regime forces and information about controlling al-Mahs hill and adding to their controlled areas.
The Syrian Observatory published last night that the developments are still continuing in the Syrian South, in terms of the military operations and negotiations, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that the residents in more villages and towns in Al-Quneitra countryside, raised the internationally recognized Syrian flag, where the villages and towns of Suwaysah, the eastern Zubaydah, the western Zubaydah, Al-Dawayah Al-Kabirah and Qarqas, have raised the flag, in conjunction with marches and demonstrations supporting the regime forces inside these areas, after the same flags had been raised in Al-Hajjah, Al-Qsibah and Ayn al-Tina, and after imposing military control by the regime forces on MasHara town and its hill, as well as their ability to impose their control almost completely over the part of Daraa included within the Muthallath al-Mawt (the triangle of death) in the north-west of the province.