Syrian forces retake several towns east of As Suwayda

The cease-fire continues throughout the Syrian governorates of Suweida, Daraa and Quneitra, with the exception of the violations recorded by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights during the last 36 hours, including the continuation of the clashes in the Swaida countryside adjacent to the countryside And the "Black Lions Army" supported by the International Coalition on the other hand, while shells fell on areas in Daraa al-Balad in the city of Daraa , Causing at least 4 injured.

The Syrian regime forces, backed by foreign militia, advanced into several villages and town in the eastern countryside of As Suwayda, sources told Qasioun News on Monday. The sources said that the government forces recaptured the areas of Deir al-Nusrani, Rajm al-Bakar, Tlul Salman, Tlul al-Fedyeen, Tal Asfar, Ashayheb, Tlul Ashhab, al-Moftra, Tal al-Moftra, Shenwan, al-Sakeya, al-Qasr, Tal Banat Baeer, Kherbet Saad and Tal Sa’ad.

This came after violent clashes between the regime forces and Syrian rebels, amid mutual artillery and rockets shelling. It is noteworthy that the eastern countryside of As Suwayda witnessed several battles between the regime forces and Syrian rebels, lately destroying six helicopters belonging to the Syrian regime.

Five civilians were either killed or wounded in a raid carried out by the US-led international coalition air force, on Monday, on Mayadin City, east of Deir Ezzor. Qasioun News reported that the international coalition aircraft raided the city of Mayadin, east of Deir Ezzor, at dawn today, killing three civilians and wounding two others.

The raids intensified on Nuri al-Sa’eed Hospital in al-Souq area, near al-Sharia Mosque and Dawar al-Baloum, causing severe damage to the civilian property. Meanwhile, clashes broke out between the security members of the Islamic State group and another one of its members, who tried to move his family to the countryside of al-Hasakah. Noteworthy, US-led international coalition carried out hundreds of air strikes, lately, on the city of al-Mayadin, east of Deir Ezzor, killing more than 250 civilians, as well as injuring dozens.

Sinjar Women’s Units (SWU) announced on Monday the participation of some of its members in the battle for Raqqa in Syria to avenge the Islamic State’s (IS) violence against the Yazidi women. “The SWU has sent a special unit of its fighters to the Syrian City of Raqqa to take part in the liberation of the city from the IS’ grip,” an official from the all-female militia, Privian Sinjari, told Alsumaria News.

Sinjari stressed that the decision to participate in the Raqqa battle came in revenge of IS violence against the Yazidi women and girls. “The IS has practiced many forms of slavery against the Yazidi women, including murder and rape, as well as selling them in the slave market,” she added.

“The female Yazidi fighters wants to send a message to the world through their participation in the war against the IS that ‘they are strong women who have the ability to defend herself. The Yazidi woman will not give up despite their suffering”.

Backed by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the SWU was formed in 2014 and include about 3,000 fighters based in Sinjar.