With the failed efforts to resume negotiations, warplanes, helicopters, and the regime forces continue to intensify the shelling on Daraa countryside and target areas near the Jordanian border

Daraa Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: air and missile bombardments and shelling by the regime forces and Russians continue on Daraa province, following the failed negotiations between Daraa province representatives, and the Russians, in addition to the failed efforts to resume negotiations until now, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored warplane bombarding areas in Om al-Mayathen town and the vicinity of Nasib town in the eastern and southeastern countryside of Daraa, al-Yadudeh town in the northwestern countryside of Daraa, and other places in Daraa city, where the aerial bombardment and the ground shelling continue on these areas at an intense pace, in an attempt by the Russians and the regime to force the factions to surrender and accept the Russian terms fully, also the regime forces are trying to reach Nasib border crossing with Jordan and control the entire eastern countryside of the province, also the Observatory monitored the fall of shells on areas controlled by the regime forces in Daraa city, which caused material damage but no information about injuries yet.

The Syrian Observatory published this morning that the intensive aerial and missile shelling with hundreds of intense airstrikes since more than 15 hours continue, where the Russian warplanes, regime’s warplanes, and the regime forces are targeting cities and towns of Daraa Province, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights since midnight of yesterday until now has monitored intense airstrikes by the warplanes, targeted al-Taybah, Saida, Om al-Mayathen, al-Yadudeh, in addition to Daraa al-Balad in Daraa city, in conjunction with dropping barrel bombs by helicopters on Daraa al-Balad in the city and on al-Yadudeh town, also this hysterical aerial bombardment is accompanied by violent and intense missile strikes carried out by the regime forces on the above mentioned areas, raising the number of airstrikes that targeted the countryside of Daraa and Daraa city to more than 600 airstrikes between raids and barrel bombs that targeted the province over the past 15 hours, in addition to hundreds of shells and missiles that targeted the same areas during these hours.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented on the 30th of June 2018, that the Russian bombardment on Daraa province has stopped, along with stopping the bombardment by the regime’s warplanes, but the latter returned to target Tafas area by more than 22 raids on the 1st of July 2018, while the Syrian Observatory monitored the continuation of clashes between the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic factions, in areas in the vicinity of Tafas in the north-western countryside of Daraa city, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the negotiations between the Russian side and representatives of Daraa province failed as a result of the refusal of factions operating in Daraa to hand over the heavy weapons they have in Daraa province, and the failure of the negotiations is coincided with fears of the starting the Russian bombardment and the return of the regime forces’ military operation in Daraa countryside, the SOHR also published in the past hours that the Russians have rejected any amendments by the representatives of the opposition to the Russian proposal, while the negotiating committee representing Daraa called for adding other clauses regarding the implementation of the agreement, including opening a corridor towards the Syrian north to allow those who refuse the agreement in Daraa to leave to the Syrian north, and to provide Russian guarantees that the defected people of the regime forces would not be arrested, and so is the case for those who are due to the conscription service in regime’s army, the approval or refusal of the Russians for these suggestions has not been declared yet, while the locals are still afraid to return to the areas they have displaced from in the countryside of Daraa Province, because of their distrust of the regime and of the Russians, and their fear of the regime not to commit to Russian guarantees or the Russians themselves giving a blind eye on these violations by the regime, also it is anticipation for the final approval of the implementation of the agreement, which included other items 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.