The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

With the continuation of the meetings and consultations…the file of negotiations achieves progress and joins other towns to the “reconciliation” expanding the regime’s scope of control to about 58% of the total area of Daraa province

Daraa Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continuation of negotiations between the Russians and between representatives of towns of the eastern countryside of Daraa, where the talks and consultations have achieved new progress through consensus with the representatives of the towns of Bosra Al-Sham and Al-Jiza, where the agreement is based on handing over the heavy and medium weapons and maintaining the light weapons, raising the regime’s flag on the government institutions and centers and reactivating them, thus, Bosra Al-Sham and Al-Jiza join the towns which are included in a similar agreement which took place on Al-Kahil, Al-Musayfirah and Al-Sahwah, after the regime forces managed to take the control of the towns of the Western Al-Gharya, the Eatern Al-Gharya, Um Walad, Al-Karak Al-Sharqi and the hills near the area, Al-Hrak, Al-Sorah, Alma, Rakham, Bosr Al-Harir, Maliha Al-Atash, Eastern Mleha Western Mleha and Al-Lajat area.

This advancement by the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them expanded their scope of control in Daraa province, where the regime forces managed to expand their scope of control to about 58% of the total area of Daraa province, where 3 military powers are located, the first is the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them, the second is the rebel and Islamic factions, and the third is Jaysh Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed which pledges allegiance to the “Islamic State” organization, where the latter is on control of 6.6 % of the area of Daraa province, after the death of hundreds of citizens, members of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them and fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions, since the start of escalating the shelling on the 19th of June 2018.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago, that negotiations are taking place; between the Russians and between representatives of Daraa province and its factions with Jordanian support for these negotiations, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: the meetings and consultations that have been held since the day before yesterday between both parties have witnessed the Russians’ put forward for a paper in these continuous negotiation process, and this proposal paper is based on handing over the entire heavy and medium weapons by the factions working in Daraa Province, while the light weapons remain with them for a definite period, these factions and those who wish of their members join the 5th Legion; which was established by Russia to fight jihadist groups and the “Islamic State” organization, the border crossing of Nasib with Jordan will be handed over to regime’s customs, the civil police, passport department, and police department, also the Russian police and the regime police will spread in cities, towns, and villages of the countryside of Daraa, and the government departments will also return to work in all areas, provided that the forces of regime’s army forces do not enter the remaining villages, towns, and cities that are still under the control of the factions until now, and Russia guarantees that the citizens or the fighters will not be arrested on the checkpoints while moving in Daraa Province, also members of the 5th Legion will spread on the Syrian – Jordanian border and on the border with the occupied Syrian Golan, and regarding the citizens and fighters wishing to “settle their situation” and resolved the issue of conscription; it will be agreed on having their conscription date postponed or joining certain points, also, all services will be provided and introduced to Daraa province once again.