Second assassination in 24 hours | Unknown gunmen kill member of the 5th Corps in western Daraa

Daraa Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists have documented the death of a member of the Russian-backed 5ht Corps, after being shot by unknown gunmen in Jilin in the western countryside of Daraa.

 

SOHR activists documented earlier today the death of a former fighter of opposition factions, who settled his security situation and later joined the regime “military security” service, after being shot by unknown gunmen on the outskirts of Jilin residences in the western countryside of Daraa.

 

Since the beginning of the security chaos in Daraa in early June 2019, Syrian Observatory activists have documented more than 865 attacks and assassination attempts by gunfire and detonations of IEDs, motorcycle-bombs and car-bombs. These attacks and assassinations claimed the lives of 584 persons, categorised as follows:

 

• 160 civilians, including 12 women and 16 children

 

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

 

• 113 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

 

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