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Armed locals arrest government soldiers in Syria’s Daraa
2023-03-02
[NPASyria] The town of Tafas in the western countryside of Daraa Governorate, southern Syria, has witnessed tension since last night after Syrian government forces arrested three people, including a woman, at a military checkpoint.

This came on the background of arresting three people, including a woman by the government forces when returning from Damascus, a local source told North Press.

The government forces arrested Muhammad Khaled al-Bardan, his sister-in-law, and the car driver while returning from Damascus, the source said.

Late on Tuesday night, a group of local button men in Tafas raided a security post of the government forces and arrested all present members, the source added.

The government forces released the woman hours after her arrest, whereas both men are still in jug.

The local bandidos bandidos turbans said they would not release the detained government soldiers until the two men were set free, the source reported.

The source stressed that things might escalate if the two detainees remain in jug.

Since the government forces re-captured Daraa in 2018, the governorate has been in a state of insecurity, as daily liquidations target government soldiers, officials and officers. Thefts have surged, too.

In July 2018, opposition factions and Syrian government forces reached an agreement, mediated by Russia, for the opposition-held areas of Daraa.

According to the deal, the opposition bandidos bandidos turbans who agreed to hand over heavy weapons, were handed special cards to protect them from prosecution, and allowed to stay in Daraa. Those opposed the agreement were forced to leave for 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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