Man killed after days of arrest in Syria’s Daraa Man killed after days of arrest in Syria’s Daraa
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – A young man was killed in a prison of the Syrian government forces in Daraa northern countryside, southern Syria, days after his arrest.
On Sunday, an officer of the government forces phoned the family of Abdulhakim al-Balkhi and told them that he died, a local source told North Press.
The source said that al-Balkhi was arrested on March 8 by the Security State, one of the government’s intelligence departments, after he was shot in the town of Inkhil, north of Daraa.
The source added that he was a former member of the Syrian opposition and subjected to the settlement process under Russia’s sponsorship. He worked with the Security State for short period.
In July 2018, the opposition armed factions and the government forces reached a ceasefire agreement mediated by Russia in the opposition-held areas in Daraa. Under the deal, the opposition armed factions agreed to hand over their heavy weapons in exchange for staying in Daraa, and those oppose the agreement would go to Idlib, which is under the control of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front).
Since the government forces re-captured Daraa in line with the 2018 agreement, the governorate has been living in a state of security chaos, with one or two daily assassinations targeting soldiers and officers of the government forces, not to mention the spread of thefts.