The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Ongoing security lax in Daraa | Unknown gunmen intercept and kill civilian in western countryside

Daraa province: Unknown gunmen have shot dead a civilian from al-Shagarah town in west Daraa countryside, after they intercepted his road while passing in al-Samiryah region at the road between Jaileen-Masakin Jaleen road in western Daraa.

Since the beginning of the security chaos in Daraa in early June 2019, Syrian Observatory activists have documented more than 1,162 attacks and assassination attempts by gunfire and detonations of IEDs, motorcycle-bombs and car-bombs. These attacks and assassinations claimed the lives of 806 persons, categorised as follows:
• 237 civilians, including 14 women and 24 children
• 367 regime soldiers, loyalists and collaborators with regime security services

• 143 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.