The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

After tens of air and missile strikes Hezbollah and the regime forces manage to achieve advancement in Wadi Barada

Violent clashes continued between the regime forces the Lebanese Hezbollah and the gunmen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions in areas of Wadi Barada, where the regime forces and Hezbollah managed to achieve advancement at Efreh area and other villages and towns in Wadi Barada located in the northwest of Rif Dimashq, the clashes since this morning were accompanied by heavy violent bombardment by the regime forces, and tens of airstrikes carried out by warplanes and helicopters targeted areas controlled by the factions in Wadi Barada, and confirmed information about more casualties in the ranks of both parties.

It is worth mentioning that unidentified gunmen assassinated days ago the head of the Negotiating Committee in Wadi Barada, after less than 24 hours on his assignment by the regime President Bashar al-Assad, he was a former officer in the ranks from the regime forces (who was acceptable to the people of Barada Valley area) and was assigned for the affair management in the area and overseeing the water re-pumping to the capital Damascus, and to coordinate with all parties in the Valley, provided that members of the regime’s police enter with their single weapons to Ain al-Fijah area to oversee the security matters, also the regime’s authorities modified a terms of the agreement, which is allowing all Syrian fighters in Wadi Barada who are from within villages of the Valley and beyond and want to “settle their situation” to do it and stay in Barada Valley, while those who do not want to “settle their situation” can define a place to go to and the regime forces allow him to go to the designated area, while the defected people and those wanted for the military conscription will serve their service in guarding government buildings, water pumping stations and Fijah spring, and later will begin the rehabilitation of the areas affected from the air, artillery and missile bombardment and military operations in villages and towns of Barada Valley between the regime forces, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the gunmen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions and Fateh al-Sham Front.

Also reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that the non-Syrian fighters are not covered by the agreement of “situation settlement and reconciliation”, and will be taken out of Barada valley towards areas outside of it.