Syrian government soldier killed in Syria’s Daraa
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – Unknown gunmen killed on Wednesday a soldier of Syrian government forces in the eastern countryside of Daraa Governorate, southern Syria.
A local source told North Press that unknown gunmen killed Jamil Ali Qesim Swaydan, a member of Military Security Branch of the government forces in the town of al-Jizah, east of Daraa.
Swaydan died in the National Hospital in Daraa after he was seriously wounded, the source added.
The source pointed out that Swaydan was a previous member of the Syrian opposition before joining the settlement agreement and obtained settlement card in the summer of 2018.
Since the government forces re-captured Daraa in 2018, the governorate has been living in a state of insecurity, with one or two daily assassinations targeting soldiers and officers of the government forces, not to mention the spread of thefts.
In 2021, Daraa Governorate went through an 80-day-seige. After that, a number of Daraa’s notables and government forces, with mediation of Russian officers, reached a ceasefire agreement on September 5, 2021, including handing over weapons and deploying governmental security posts in the towns of the governorate.