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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Daraa pounded as Syrians flee toward Jordan, Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDeadly air strikes are hitting rebel-held towns across southern Syria, putting three hospitals out of service after the government launched a Russian-backed push for the region’s main city Daraa.
The bombardment of rebel-neighborhoods in the south of the city lasted throughout Tuesday and into Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
“There are rockets, barrel bombs and Russian and Syrian air strikes hitting rebel areas of Daraa, particularly the Daraa al-Balad neighborhood,” said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman.
Ahmad Abazeid, a media activist who fled the town of Al-Herak in the east of Daraa province, says many are fleeing toward Israel, but are being chased by Syrian troops.
“People are lost — they don’t know where to go. Some are along the border with Jordan, others on the border with Israel,” he tells AFP.
“But the warplanes are following them wherever they go.”
The UN has said most of the 45,000 who fled are heading towards the sealed border with Jordan.
S. #Syria: intense aerial bombing on most of #Daraa province this morning. Area close to #Jordan also hit as well as frontline with #ISIS in #Yarmouk Valley (Sheikh Saad & Nawa). pic.twitter.com/o1N86r4dDG
— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) June 27, 2018
— AFP
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