One week after capturing the imperative town of ‘Itman along the Sinaymin-Dara’a Highway, the Syrian Arab Army’s 12th, 15th, and 38th brigades of the 5th Armored Division another large-scale military operation in the Dara’a Governorate; however, this time the target is the provincial capital’s countryside that is widely controlled by the Islamist rebels of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group).
The Syrian Armed Forces will attempt to retake the villages of Al-Yadoudah, Tafas, and Saida, while also working to pressure the Islamist rebels to leave the reconciled towns of ‘Ibta and Da’el.
On Monday, the civilians living inside of Da’el and ‘Ibta attempted to raise the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic over the town-center; however, several residents were arrested by members of the Free Syrian Army’s “Southern Front Brigades” and Jabhat Al-Nusra before they could implement the reconciliation agreement.