Syrian army intensifies assault on rebel-held areas in Deraa
- 6 years ago
The Syrian Army has boosted its week-long assault on rebel-held areas in the country's southern province of Deraa with a series of airstrikes.
State media reported that the army intensified its offensive on Tuesday to clear the way for an operation to take a road linking the divided city with the nearby Jordanian border.
State TV said the operation was aimed at cutting supply lines between eastern Daraa and rebel-held parts of the provincial capital.
The UN estimates some 50 thousand residents have fled the area over the past week, many of them heading to Jordan.
State media reported that the army intensified its offensive on Tuesday to clear the way for an operation to take a road linking the divided city with the nearby Jordanian border.
State TV said the operation was aimed at cutting supply lines between eastern Daraa and rebel-held parts of the provincial capital.
The UN estimates some 50 thousand residents have fled the area over the past week, many of them heading to Jordan.