The regime forces expand their scope of control towards the west of Daraa city and on the border with Jordan and became in control of more than 72% of the area of the province
Daraa Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that the regime forces have expanded their scope of control in the western countryside of Daraa, where the regime forces were deployed along the border line from the airbase in the west of Daraa, to the east of Shihab town, after they had imposed their control on the airbase which is located in the west of Daraa city, and after they managed today the 8th of July 2018, to take the control of Al-Tayba and Om al-Mayathen towns, in the wake of tens of raids which targeted the area, thus, the regime forces have expanded their scope of control to more than 72.4% of the area of Daraa province, while the factions’ scope of control has decreased to 21% of the area of the province, while Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid is in control of an area of 6.6% of Daraa province.
This control comes after the killing and substantial destruction to the property of citizens and to the infrastructure in the areas which have been shelled, and after the violent attacks by the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them, in addition to the “reconciliations” which took place in a number of villages and towns, where this shelling resulted in the death of 162 citizens including 32 children and 33 women, who have been killed since the 19th of June 2018, in the raids, intense rocket and artillery shelling and raids by the Russians and regime on Daraa Province, and in mine explosion, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented at least 135 casualties of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them who have been killed since the 19th of June 2018, the date of starting the regime’s military operation in Daraa countryside, while the SOHR documented the death of 131 fighters at least of the rebel and Islamic factions who were killed in the same period, as a result of the aerial and rocket shelling and clashes
And the Syrian Observatory published last night, that it monitored that 11 military parties in Daraa province and the Syrian South, issued a statement announcing their dissociation and merger under the name “Jaysh Al-Janob”, in order to “unify the ranks and unify the military and political decision and retain the constants of the revolution”, and the formed army includes the factions of Jaysh Al-Ababil, Qasioun Brigades, the military council in Al-Harrah, Wa I’tasimo Operation Roam, Jidor Hauran Brigades, Ahrar Qita Brigades, Al-Nasr Al-Mobin Operation Roam, Siyof Al-Haq Roam, the military council in Tasil, Jaysh Al-Thawrah in Jidor area, and the aligned factions from the eastern area, and these formations called on the factions operating in the Syrian South to join Jaysh Al-Janob, and the statement, a copy of which was obtained by the Syrian Observatory, said “we announce the all-around mobilization and the readiness to receive all who want to join the ranks and unify the word of those who are from the south, and we emphasize that our decision is to fight for our dignity and our land and we promise Allah that we will grant our blood for the sake of our land”, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the regime forces sending military reinforcements to Nasib border crossing with Jordan, where armored vehicles and vehicles carrying members of the regime forces were headed towards the crossing, and to the Syrian – Jordanian border, they were seen heading on the international highway to the border of Jordan and Nasib crossing, after the regime forces managed to seize more than 15 vehicles within the crossing, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that thousands of families are still afraid to return to the regime-controlled areas, fearing the arrest of their children by the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.
Link of a high resolution map shows the advancement of the regime forces with the gunmen loyal to them and the expansion of their scope of control within Daraa province to more than 72% of the area of Daraa
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