Man found killed in Daraa northern countryside
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – Residents in the northern countryside of Daraa, south Syria, found a body of a man on Tuesday bearing marks of torture and gunshot wounds.
A local source told North Press, “The residents found the body of Muhammad Khair Adnan al-Aqayleh, 31, on the agrarian road connecting the cities of Jassem and Nawa in the northern countryside of Daraa. The body showed signs of torture and gunshot wounds in several parts.”
The source added that the body was transferred to the Jassem National Hospital before being claimed by the deceased’s family.
Al-Aqayleh hails from the city of al-Sheikh Maskin in central Daraa, the source said, adding that he was civilian who had not previously joined any military formation.
Since the Syrian government forces recaptured Daraa in 2018 from armed opposition factions, the governorate has been living in a state of security chaos with assassinations, abductions, robberies taking place on a daily basis.