The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Renewed shelling by the regime forces violates the American – Russian – Jordanian agreement again

Daraa Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: an explosion was heard in the area between Kareem and Sh’aara villages in Al-Lajat area in the east of Daraa, caused by an IED explosion in a vehicle of the factions in the area, which resulted in the injury of fighters, while the regime forces shelled places in Daraa Al-Balad in Daraa city, yesterday after the midnight, without information about injuries, violating the Syrian South Truce again, after the SOHR published last night that areas in Daraa city witnessed renewed violations to the Syrian South agreement, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored shelling by the regime forces which targeted areas in Daraa Al-Balad, in conjunction with shelling targeted places in the area of Daraa Camp, which injured a bout 9 persons, while the shelling was accompanied by opening fire of heavy machineguns by the regime forces, on areas in Tariq Al-Sadd neighborhood, while the factions targeted positions of the regime forces in Daraa city and its vicinity by heavy machineguns.

 

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 9th of July 2017, that the regional-international agreement went into effect in three provinces of southern Syria, namely Daraa, Al-Quneitra and Al-Suwaidaa, at 12 pm today, the 9th of July 2017. The SOHR has observed so far that calm is prevailing the provinces of southern Syriaand no violations of the truce have been reported so far although the few moments that preceded its implementation witnessed the firing of several shells by the regime forces on faction-controlled areas in Daraa but no casualties have been reported so far.

 

This American-Russian-Jordanian agreement that includes three provinces of southern Syria came after violent battles during the last few weeks between the factions that operate there and the regime forces and their allied militiamen. where in al-Suwaidaa province there are Jaysh al-Asha’er, Ahmad al-Abdu Forces and Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiyyah, while the southern factions which supported by regional and international parties in Daraa Province, while in Al-Quneitra Province there are Jabhat Thowwar Syria, al-Ezz Brigades and Al-Furqan Brigades, while in Yarmouk Basin area in the western countryside of Daraa is controlled by Jaysh Khalid Ibn al-Walid who swore allegiance to the “Islamic State” Organization.