Daraa negotiations face new obstacles | Negotiation Committees refuse handing over weapons
Daraa province: SOHR activists have reported that the Negotiation Committees met with the Russian forces and regime officers in Daraa city today to resume negotiations about implementing the Russian roadmap. Meanwhile, Daraa Negotiation Committees still refuse handing over light weapons, amid stalled negotiations.
A few hours ago, regime forces brought military reinforcement into western Daraa countryside, where they stationed in Tal al-Samn and al-Tirah village in north Tafs city. On the other hand, the regime forces seized civilian’s houses and turned them into military posts then deployed their forces at al-Afnah checkpoint near Tal al-Samn in west Daraa countryside. The regime forces also deployed its fighters at Karfa town’s bridge and over Tamr town’s bridge and supported the two checkpoints with armored vehicles and heavy weapons, coincided with heavy security deployment at the international autostrada from the bridge of Azra city towards Om al-Mayzeen town in east Daraa countryside.
Earlier today, the regime forces bombarded the besieged Daraa al-Balad with mortars and heavy gun machines. In the other hand, clashes erupted in the early hours of Tuesday between local gunmen from Daraa al-Balad on one side and the regime forces on the other at the besieged outskirt in Daraa al-Balad. Meanwhile, the regime forces bombarded with mortars Sayda and Om al-Mayazeen neighborhood in eastern Daraa countryside after another attack with machine guns by local gunmen in the region at the frontlines of the Syrian forces in Sayda.
Yesterday, SOHR sources reported exchange of fire between local gunmen and regime forces stationed at Sayda checkpoint in the eastern countryside of Daraa, as RPGs were used during the calshes. However, no casualties were reported. On the other hand, regime forces attacked the outskirts of Tafas city in the north-western countryside of Daraa. This development coincided with tense calm prevailing in Daraa city. Observatory sources reported earlier that tense calm prevailed in Daraa al-Balad and the surrounding areas of Daraa city since the early hours of Monday morning, along with the start of implementing the terms of the Russian agreement that stipulated for applying ceasefire, evacuation of civilians besieged in Daraa al-Balad and handing over of weapons.