Unknown gunmen target government forces checkpoint in Syria’s Daraa
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – Late on Monday, unknown gunmen attacked a military checkpoint of the Syrian government forces in the east of the town of al-Na’imah, east of Daraa in southern Syria.
A local source told North Press that unknown gunmen, riding a motorbike, targeted with an IED a checkpoint of the Air Force Intelligence of the Syrian government positioned in the east al-Na’imah town in the east of Daraa.
The IED explosion was followed by firing in which medium weapons were used, on which the attackers fled.
He indicated that no losses were reported among members of the checkpoint.
Citizens of the town and the surrounding villages complain about maltreatment and extortion of members of the checkpoint pressing them to pay taxes repeatedly, according to the source.
Last night, a soldier of the government succumbed to his wounds which he sustained in the attack on a military patrol in al-Muzayrib town, west of Daraa.
A local source told North Press, Abdul’aziz Haydar, a soldier of the government forces, succumbed to his wounds in the intensive care unit.
On Monday, unknown gunmen targeted a patrol with an IED that led to the injury of four soldiers on which they were transferred to Daraa National Hospital.
Since the government forces re-captured Daraa in 2018, the governorate has been living in a state of insecurity, with assassinations, arrests and thefts taking place on a daily basis.
In July 2018, the opposition armed factions and government forces reached a settlement agreement mediated by Russia in the opposition-held areas in Daraa Governorate. Under the deal, the opposition militants who agreed to hand over their heavy weapons were handed a settlement card and allowed to stay in Daraa, while those opposed the agreement would go to Idlib, which is under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).