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Rockets fired by militants kill 9 in Syria's Dara'a

Iran Press TV

Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:13AM

Nine civilians in Syria have reportedly been killed in a series of rocket attacks by foreign-backed Takfiri militants in the southwestern province of Dara'a.

On Saturday, Syria's official news agency SANA reported that the extremist terrorists have launched a number of rocket and mortar attacks on Dara'a over the past two days, killing the nine civilians and injuring dozens of others.

According to a source in the province, a rocket fired by the militants landed on the headquarters of the General Establishment of Drinking Water in the city of Dara'a on Saturday, killing a worker and causing material damage to the facility, SANA reported.

The news agency also quoted other local sources as saying that a number of citizens, including women and children, were wounded in similar militant attacks that hit residential neighborhoods on the same day.

Meanwhile, the Takfiri ISIL militants fired four mortar rounds on the outskirts of the village of al-Huqof, located northeast of the city of as-Suwayda, in southwestern Syria on Saturday.

The mortar rounds were fired from the nearby village of al-Qasr. No casualties or damage were reported in the mortar attack.

The developments come as the Syrian army pushes ahead with its military campaign against Takfiri terrorists across the country.

Syrian soldiers on Saturday continued to hunt down the ISIL militants who have been trying to infiltrate into the city of Hasakah from its southern districts. On Thursday, ISIL began launching attacks on different areas in the northeastern province of Hasakah.

Chief of Hasakah Police Department General Hasib al-Tahan told SANA that the neighborhoods on Hasakah outskirts that were claimed to have been captured by ISIL, including Ghweiran, al-Aziziyeh and al-Salehiyeh, are "all safe."

The terrorists, operating in Syria since early 2011, have been logistically and financially supported by Western powers and some of their regional allies – especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.

According to reports, the crisis in Syria has so far left more than 230,000 people – including almost 11,500 children – dead.

IA/MKA/HJL