Unknown people kill soldier of government forces in Syria’s Daraa
DARAA, Syria (North Press) – One soldier of Syrian government forces was killed and two others were wounded on Thursday after unknown people targeted their military vehicle in the western countryside of Daraa Governorate, southern Syria.
A local source told North Press that unknown people targeted a vehicle of military security branch of the government forces in the town of Shajarah, in the western countryside of Daraa, with an explosive device.
The government forces sent a military force of several vehicles and more than forty soldiers to the area to look for those who carried out the attack, according to the source.
The government forces investigated the owners of shops near the area, the source added.
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.
On March 26, one person was killed and two others were injured due to clashes between the Eighth Legion, affiliated with the government forces and an armed group in the town of Inkhil, in the northern countryside of Daraa.