Arrests continue in the east of Daraa, Al-Lajat area and the perimeter of Khalkhala Military Airbase in Al-Suwaidaa targeting more than 230 persons in less than 24 hours
Both north-eastern countryside of Daraa and north-western countryside of Al-Suwaidaa, are witnessing raids and searching operations, in conjunction with similar operations in the eastern sector of Daraa countryside, during which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored ongoing arrests which targeted tens of the residents in Al-Lajat area, places near the area of Khalkhala Military Airbase and other areas in the eastern countryside of Daraa, where it rose to at least 230, the number of people who have been arrested since yesterday, Thursday the 2nd of August 2018, and these search and raids came after Khalkhala Airbase which is located at the administrative border of the north-western countryside of Al-Suwaidaa with al-Lajat area in Daraa countryside, was subjected to an attack by the “Islamic State” Organization, which resulted in killing 7 members at least of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them, as well as the destruction of equipment inside the airbase as a result of targeting it by several rocket shells.
And the Syrian Observatory published yesterday, that the northwestern countryside of al-Suwaidaa is witnessing a cautious calm since about 36 hours, following the second sudden attack by the “Islamic State” organization in the countryside of province since the 25th of July 2018, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored an alert situation among the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them and the local gunmen; in the vicinity of al-Khalkhala Airbase, and other areas in the countryside of al-Suwaidaa and along the village line adjacent to areas of presence of the “Islamic State” Organization east and northeast of al-Suwaidaa province, in the wake of a sudden attack on al-Khalkhala Airbase by a group of the organization after midnight of yesterday, which targeted at the inside of the Airbase by several rocket shells which caused explosions that caused destruction and damage to military equipment inside the al-Khalkhala Airbase, and with this second attack inside al-Suwaidaa Province, it rose to 265, the number of people who were killed as a result of the attacks by the “Islamic State” organization on Al-Suwaidaa city and its eastern and north-eastern countryside since the 25th of July 2018 until today the 2nd of August 2018, they are 142 civilians including 38 women and children, and 116 gunmen most of them are of the people of the countryside of Al-Suwaidaa province, who took up arms to rebel the violent and surprising attack of the organization, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also monitored that the number of casualties in the ranks of the “Islamic State” organization who were killed in this violent attack on Al-Suwaidaa countryside and Al-Suwaidaa city, and 7 members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them were killed in the attack on Khalkhala Airbase.