A local source told North Press, "The so-called Ismail Qaddah, also known as Smiggle, was shot and killed by unknown button men in the town of Umm al-Maiathin in the eastern countryside of Daraa. Another man called Muhammad Rouhi Almufalani who was accompanying him was injured."
The source added that Qaddah served in the ranks of the armed opposition before forming a group and joining the government forces in Daraa in 2018. He then joined the ranks of the government forces’ Eighth Brigade, which is affiliated with the Military Intelligence branch.
The source explained that the Eighth Brigade fired Qaddah and his group months ago, adding that it is suspected that Qaddah and his group are involved in smuggling and promoting drugs in the eastern countryside of Daraa.
Qaddah’s group had previously participated with the group led by Fayz al-Radi in festivities against members of the Eighth Brigade. Qaddah was injured and arrested by the Eighth Brigade and was released after a few days, according to the same source.
Daraa Governorate has been living in a state of chaos since the government forces entered it in 2018, with liquidations and robberies taking place on a daily basis, in addition to turning into a hub for drug trafficking.
In July 2018, the opposition armed factions and Syrian the government forces reached a ceasefire agreement mediated by Russia in the opposition-held areas in Daraa. Under the deal, the opposition armed factions agreed to hand over their weapons in exchange for staying in Daraa, and those who opposed the agreement they were sent to Idlib, which is under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...(HTS, formerly al-Nusra
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ...
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