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| Daraa: 4 gunned down in east, IED kaboomed in Daraa city, govt troops miss bad guy, kill Gramma in west |
| 2023-06-10 |
| 4 killed in armed attack in eastern Daraa [NPASyria] Four people were killed on Thursday after unidentified button men targeted their vehicle in the eastern countryside of Daraa, southern Syria. A local source told North Press, "Unidentified assailants opened fire on a car carrying four people on the Atman road, north of Daraa." "The dear departed are Abdul-Nasser Kiwan, aka Aboud al-Shalbak, Muhammad Kiwan, Wassim al-Rashrash and Muhammad al-Khadija," the source said. After being targeted, the source stated, they were taken to the Daraa National Hospital, where they shuffled off the mortal coil. "The main target was Abdul-Nasser Kiwan, who hails from the city of Tafas in the western countryside of Daraa and leads a group affiliated with the Air Force Intelligence of the Syrian government forces in his city," the source said. The source pointed out that Kiwan’s group is accused of abducting residents to get ransoms from their relatives. They are also accused of thefts in the same area. IED blast spreads panic in Syria’s Daraa amid ongoing settlements [NPASyria] On Thursday at dawn, an explosion rocked the city of Daraa, southern Syria, near a settlement center in al-Kashef neighborhood, as a result a state of terror prevailed in the city. A local source told North Press that the explosion resulted from an IED that the government forces could not dismantle, forcing them to blow it remotely. The source added that no civilian or military casualties were reported. A state of terror spread among the residents especially today marked the first day for the government preparatory exams, according to the same source. The area where the explosion occurred witnesses intensive security presence and several government branches and institutions spread. The governorate witnesses the fifth settlement process imposed on the people of Daraa. The last one was on April 20, 2022, and the first and the biggest one was in September 2018. In July 2018, opposition factions and Syrian government forces reached an agreement, mediated by Russia, regarding the opposition-held areas of Daraa. According to the deal, opposition militants who agreed to hand over heavy weapons, were handed special cards to protect them from prosecution, and allowed them to stay in Daraa. Those opposed to the agreement were forced to leave for Idlib, which is under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – formerly al-Nusra Front). Woman killed by government soldiers in western Daraa [NPASyria] On Wednesday, a woman in her forties was killed by members of the Syrian government forces in the western countryside of Daraa. A local source told North Press, “Amna Nawaf al-Farraj was killed by members of a military post in the town of Namar in the western countryside of Daraa.” The source added that al-Farraj was killed by soldiers chasing a young man who entered her house. The members opened fire on the house; she was hit by a bullet that killed her instantly. The source noted that the town witnessed a state of tension, which forced the government forces to retreat to their post. Later, a brigadier general and a number of soldiers went to the woman’s house to investigate the incident. North Press could not obtain further information. Related: Eastern countryside of Daraa: 2023-05-27 Assad gov’t to oblige people in north Daraa to settle status or leave Eastern countryside of Daraa: 2023-05-24 Man found killed in Daraa northern countryside, 2 more in east; govt opens processing ctr. Eastern countryside of Daraa: 2023-03-12 Daraa: Kidnapping on rise amid unstable security, gov’t commander toes up Related: City of Daraa: 2023-05-08 Daraa: 2 gov’t soldiers maimed in west, yoot 'toes up' in north, farmer killed by cycle of violence, prisoner’s body to be sent home City of Daraa: 2023-04-01 6 people killed in Syria's Daraa in week City of Daraa: 2023-03-19 12 years of war in Syria: a revolution from the Kurdish perspective Related: Western countryside of Daraa: 2023-05-27 Assad gov’t to oblige people in north Daraa to settle status or leave Western countryside of Daraa: 2023-05-25 Two civilians wounded in armed attack in western Daraa Western countryside of Daraa: 2023-05-09 Alleged Jordanian airstrikes kill Syrian drug kingpin, his wife and six children |
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