Three civilians, two Syrian policemen killed in Syria’s Daraa
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – On Sunday, five people were killed, including two policemen of the Syrian government, in the city of Daraa and its countryside, southern Syria.
“Ahmad al-Abd al-Qeteifan, Ahmad Thib Qanat, and Othman al-Abboud were killed in the shelling by the government forces and Iranian-backed militias on the residential neighborhoods in Daraa al-Balad,” local sources from Daraa said.
“The ongoing violent bombing on the neighborhoods of Daraa al-Balad, Tariq al-Sadd and the camps led to the closure of most roads amid lack of medical and emergency services needed for the wounded,” the sources added.
Since last midnight, the Iranian-backed militias have been targeting the besieged neighborhoods of Daraa. The bombing is described as the “heaviest” since the siege began, which entered its 77th day.
However, no precise information is available about the size of the huge destruction caused by the bombing.
In the town of Da’el in the countryside of Daraa, two policemen of the Syrian government were killed by unknown gunmen.
In a statement to the pro-government Sama TV channel, The chief of the Daraa governmental police said that the two policemen, Muhammad Rashid al-Fa’uri and Ammar Yaser al-Raqsha were shot dead by unknown gunmen in the countryside of Daraa.
On August 31, government military parties and dignitaries and committees of Daraa agreed to implement a Russian-sponsored ceasefire, along with the terms of a previous agreement that included settlements and displacement.
The agreement stipulates a ceasefire in Daraa, the deployment of four military checkpoints within the neighborhoods of Daraa al-Balad, Tariq al-Sad, and the nearby camps, and the delivery of 34 weapons in exchange for settling the situation of wanted persons and lifting the cordon from the besieged neighborhoods of Daraa.
However, the agreement was collapsed as “the government imposed impossible terms,” according to a notable in Daraa.