The factions of the desert target regime forces within the continuation of operations on the border between Rif Dimashq and Al-Suwaidaa

Rif Dimashq Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the rebel factions operating in the Syrian Desert targeted vehicles and positions of regime forces at the administrative border between the south-eastern Rif Dimashq and the north-eastern countryside of Al-Suwaidaa, in conjunction with continuing clashes between regime forces and gunmen loyal to them on one hand, and the fighters of the Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiyyah and the forces of Ahmad al-Abdu on the other, in areas in the vicinity of Mahruthah area and near the Syrian-Jordanian border, in an attempt by regime forces to achieve more advancement at the expense of the factions, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that  regime forces managed to advance in the area and take the control of a border post and other positions of which were controlled by the factions, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published previously that regime forces managed to take the control of about 5 positions of which were controlled by the factions including border posts, where the clashes are accompanied by exchange of targeting between the both parties, and shelling by regime forces on the clash areas and the locations of the factions’ presence, and information about casualties in the ranks of the both parties.

The SOHR also published on the 10th of August 2017 that the regime forces advancement left the factions with no door to the outside in east and southeast of Syria, except for a border strip on the southeast border of Rif Dimashq with Jordan, in addition to a border strip with Iraq extending over the provinces of Rif Dimashq and Homs, which includes al-Tanf border crossing between Syria and Iraq. This advancement came after more than a month of a continuous attack by the regime forces about a month ago; after less than 48 hours of the start of the Syrian south truce, of which the factions working in the countryside of al-Suwaidaa said that they were not notified by any party about the agreement and its items, which took place by a Russian-American-Jordanian consensus and entered into force since the 9th of July 2017 in the provinces of Al-Suwaidaa, Quneitra and Daraa.