The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

For ninth consecutive day | 4th Division continues its siege on Zakeiyah town in Rif Dimashq

Rif Dimashq province: The 4th Division, led by Maher al-Assad, continues for the ninth consecutive day to impose its suffocating siege on Zakiyah town in south-west Damascus.

 

Meanwhile, local mediators, including some prominent figures, are attempting to negotiate with regime forces to avoid further escalation and prevent a security campaign targeting, according to regime forces, several opposition residents from the town. Some local parties are seeking to reach peaceful settlements to avoid this campaign.

 

The streets of the town have been free of civilians almost completely, where shops and homes are closed, and most the government institutions disrupted, as well as the suspension of schools and a total paralysis within the town. This coincided with a state of anticipation by the residents who are fearful of a large-scale campaign that may leave casualties among civilians.