Deteriorating security in Daraa | IED explodes in vehicle of the regime’s “state security intelligence” in northern countryside
Daraa Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists have reported hearing an explosion in Jasim town in the northern countryside of Daraa, caused by an IED explosion. The explosion took place on the road between Jasim and Tal Al-Samn, while a military vehicle of the regime’s “state security intelligence” was passing, the explosion caused material damage, but no casualties have been reported.
On the other hand, a member of the regime’s military intelligence branch died affected by wounds he sustained in yesterday’s explosion in Daraa Al-Balad, bringing the total number of fatalities to three. Two members working for the military intelligence branch in Daraa were killed yesterday in a suspicious explosion inside a house in al-Jamrak neighbourhood in Daraa al-Balad.
It is worth noting that the regime member who died today, was the brother of Mustafa Al-Kasam, an ex-commander in opposition faction who joined the regime’s “military security” after he had reconciled with security services.
Since the beginning of security chaos in Daraa in early June 2019, Syrian Observatory activists have documented more than 579 attacks and assassination attempts by gunfire and detonations of IEDs, motorcycle-bombs and car-bombs. These attacks and assassinations claimed the lives of 383 persons, and they are as follows:
- 103 civilians, including 12 women and 11 children
- 181 regime soldiers, loyalists and collaborators with regime security services
- 60 fighters of the faction who struck “reconciliation and settlements” deals with the regime and became in the ranks of regime’s security branches, including former commanders
- 19 Syrian militiamen affiliated to the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iranian forces
- 19 members of the so-called 5th Corps which was established by Russia.