The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

After approaching military positions | Regime forces ambush civilians on Daraa-Damascus highway leaving four dead and wounded

Daraa province: SOHR activists have documented the death of two civilians from al-Lajat area in Daraa countryside and injury of two others, after being ambushed by regime forces on Damascus-Daraa highway near a regime military positions.

 

Since the beginning of the security chaos in Daraa in early June 2019, Syrian Observatory activists have documented more than 1,183 attacks and assassination attempts by gunfire and detonations of IEDs, motorcycle-bombs and car-bombs. These attacks and assassinations claimed the lives of 846 persons, categorised as follows:

 

  • 249 civilians, including 14 women and 24 children

 

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

 

  • 150 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.

 

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