Following protests, Syrian government sends reinforcements to Suwayda
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – Military vehicles with soldiers onboard headed from Daraa towards Suwayda, south Syria, in line with protests sweeping the governorate.
A local source told North Press he “saw military reinforcements heading from Brigade 12 located in the town of Izraa, north Daraa, towards the governorate of Suwayda.”
According to the source, such reinforcement were sent following the recent popular protests in the city.
Today morning, tens of locals in Suwayda organized a protest in front of the governorate building that was met with fire in which a young man was killed and five others were injured.
Reinforcement included military vehicles onboard tens of soldiers and four-wheel-drive vehicles installed with anti-aircraft heavy machine guns.
Brigade 12, which is nearly a 14 km distance from the city of Suwayda, is a biggest force within the Fifth Division. It is home to a mass number of military personnel and vehicles.