Security instability | Family of three killed and wounded in rural Daraa

Daraa province: Syrian Observatory activists have documented the death of a man and his son and the injury of the man’s brother, after unknown gunmen opened fire on the three civilians who were on their way to work in al-Ghariyah al-Sharqiyah town in rural Daraa. It is worth noting that the attackers stole money, jewelry and personal properties from the victims.

 

Since the beginning of the security chaos in Daraa in early June 2019, Syrian Observatory activists have documented more than 1,151 attacks and assassination attempts by gunfire and detonations of IEDs, motorcycle-bombs and car-bombs. These attacks and assassinations claimed the lives of 795 persons, categorised as follows:

 

• 230 civilians, including 14 women and 24 children

 

• 363 regime soldiers, loyalists and collaborators with regime security services.

 

• 142 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.

 

• 27 Syrian militiamen affiliated to the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iranian forces.

 

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