On Wednesday, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued advancing in the Al-Nazheen camp in Daraa city after capturing 30% of it earlier this week and imposiing fire control over Ahrar al-Sham’s main headquarters inside the area.
At the same time, government forces continued a large scale bobing campaign. Syrian Air Force helicopters Ka-28 and Mi-25 as well as SAA rocket launchers pounded militant positions in the Al-Nazheen camp and Daraa al-Balad.
In turn, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) shelled the Marj al-Rahil airbase with Grad rockets and claimed that the shelling caused heavy damage to the air base. However, SAA sources denied that rockets hit the airport.
#Daraa: Rebels pounding with Grad rockets Marj Ruhayyil Airbase, hosting most of helicopters used to bomb Daraa prov https://t.co/4hrxMNY3s1 pic.twitter.com/HmlgsaYR19
— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) 14 June 2017
On Tuesday, the FSA and HTS shelled the Al-Tha’la airbase in western Sweida with no damage done to the airport. On Wednesday, the FSA and HTS shelled the Damascus-Daraa highway with artillery, resulting in material damage in civilian property.
N. #Daraa: Shabab Al-Sunnah’s 122 mm howitzer shelling Regime reinforcements around Namer. https://t.co/oJHuWdMvoz pic.twitter.com/CaR15SbPdY
— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) 14 June 2017
Opposition sources published a photo of a UAV over Daraa city claiming that it belong sto the Syrian Air Force, but it turned out that the UAV is a Jordanian. This is a direct evidence of the support provided by the Jordanian Army and the US-led coalition to HTS and the FSA in their battle against the SAA in Daraa.
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