Clashes erupt between armed locals, government forces in Syria’s Daraa
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, clashes occurred between armed locals and soldiers of the Syrian government forces in the city of Jasim in the northern countryside of Daraa, southern Syria.
A local source told North Press that armed locals shot at government soldiers based at the Culture Center in the city of Jasim.
The government soldiers responded to the shooting, and clashes lasted almost half an hour without reporting any casualties from both sides, the source noted.
The source said that the reason behind the clashes was the continuous violations committed by the Military Security Branch, affiliated to the government forces, based in the Culture Center since 2018.
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.
In July 2018, the opposition armed faction 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 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front).