Security vacuum in Daraa | Unknown gunmen shoot dead two members of “Air-Force Intelligence” branch in Da’el

Daraa Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists have documented the death of two members of the “Air-Force Intelligence” branch, after being shot by unknown gunmen on a motorcycle in Da’el city in Daraa countryside. It is worth noting that one of the victims was an official in charge of the department of the security studies.

 

Since the beginning of the security chaos in Daraa in early June 2019, Syrian Observatory activists have documented more than 813 attacks and assassination attempts by gunfire and detonations of IEDs, motorcycle-bombs and car-bombs. These attacks and assassinations claimed the lives of 528 persons, categorised as follows:

 

• 149 civilians, including 12 women and 16 children

 

• 234 regime soldiers, loyalists and collaborators with regime security services

 

• 103 fighters of factions that struck “reconciliation and settlements” deals with the regime and became in the ranks of regime’s security branches, including former commanders

 

• 23 Syrian militiamen affiliated to the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iranian forces

 

• 24 members of the so-called 5th Corps which was established by Russia.