The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Western Daraa countryside | Unidentified gunmen assassinate “Central Committee” member

Daraa governorate – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the killing of a member of the “Central Committee” involved in negotiations with the Syrian regime, after being shot by unknown gunmen in the town of Al-Muzayrip in western countryside of Daraa.

Since the beginning of the security chaos in Daraa in early June 2019, Syrian Observatory activists have documented more than 858 attacks and assassination attempts by gunfire and detonations of IEDs, motorcycle-bombs and car-bombs. These attacks and assassinations claimed the lives of 569 persons, categorised as follows:

  • 159 civilians, including 12 women and 16 children

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

  • 111 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.