2 government soldiers found dead in Syria’s Daraa
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – Locals found on Thursday two bodies belonging to soldiers of the Syrian government forces in the northern countryside of Daraa, south Syria.
A local source told North Press, “The residents found the bodies of Ahmad Kayed al-Shahma and Majid Mahmoud al-Hoshan on the road between the towns of al-Delli and al-Sihailiah in the northern countryside of Daraa.”
“The two soldiers hail from the town of Mhajjah, north of Daraa. They were former members of the Syrian armed opposition factions, but they joined the ranks of the Military Security Branch of the government forces after obtaining their settlement cards,” the source said.
In July 2018, the opposition armed factions and government forces reached a settlement agreement mediated by Russia in the opposition-held areas in Daraa Governorate. Under the deal, those opposition militants who agreed to hand over their heavy weapons were handed a settlement card and allowed to stay in Daraa, while those opposed the agreement would go to Idlib, which is under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
He added, “Nobody has heard anything about them for the last 10 days, which confirms that they had been kidnapped by unknown people who killed them and then dumped their bodies.”
Since the government forces re-captured Daraa in line with 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, civilians and former opposition members, not to mention the spread of thefts.