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| Iran-backed factions resume shelling Syria's Daraa after agreement collapses |
| 2021-08-26 |
| [NPASYRIA] Hours after the implementation of an agreement between the Central Committee in Daraa and Russian military police, it collapsed on Tuesday after two individuals, whom the government demanded be deported to the Syrian north, refused to leave Daraa al-Balad. Two individuals refused to be deported from Daraa al-Balad, causing the collapse of the reached agreement, Adnan Musalema, the official front man for the Central Committee in Daraa, claimed on his Facebook account. Muhammad al-Musalema "Hafo" and Mo’ayad Harfoush "Abu Ta’ja," whom the government demanded be deported, got on the bus, and hours later, they got off, local sources told North Press. The bus, which carried eight individuals, most of which were defectors from the government forces, headed towards the Syrian north, according to the sources. The terms of the reached agreement included deporting some people who refused settlements, establishing a settlement office in Daraa al-Balad, the withdrawal of Iranian-backed factions that are besieging Daraa al-Balad, the opening of al-Saray checkpoint, and monitoring the implementation of the agreement by Russian military police, accompanied by members of the Eighth Brigade. After having al-Saray military checkpoint opened for the bus to exit, government forces closed it and opened fire on residents who had gathered on both sides of the checkpoint, killing 34-year-old Abdulkarim Jamal al-Masri and wounding others, according to the sources. The observation post, which Russian military police and the Eighth Brigade established in al-Bahhar neighborhood on the southern outskirts of Daraa al-Balad, withdrew after it was intended to remain until last term of the agreement is implemented, the same sources indicated. After the removal of the Russian observation post, Iranian-backed factions besieging Daraa al-Balad, Tariq al-Sad, and the camps renewed their shelling of populated neighborhoods. |
| Posted by:Fred |