The Syrian-Jordanian border is witnessing fighting between the factions of the desert and regime forces and the latest advances into border positions
Rif Dimashq Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that violent fighting is taking place between Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiyyah and the forces of Ahmad al-Abdu on one hand, and the members of regime forces and gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities on the other, in areas in the Syrian Desert in the south-east of Rif Dimashq, where clashes are concentrated near the Syrian-Jordanian border within continuous attempts by regime forces to reduce the size of areas controlled by the factions and advance at the expense of them, in a preparation for ending their presence in the area, while the violent clashes are accompanied by escalating shelling by regime forces on the controlled areas of the factions, as well as the targeting to the clash areas between the both parties, and information about casualties in the ranks of the both parties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that regime forces achieved advancement in about 5 border posts and other points of which used to be controlled by the factions.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published earlier that since the 25th of August 2017 the 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.