Regime forces have displaced the entire population of nine towns and villages in Dara’a province in order to turn them into barracks and military sites, activists and local residents in the province said.
Activists added that regime forces bombarded the homes of the local residents and stormed into the towns and villages forcing people to evacuate their homes.
These nine towns and villages had a combined population of nearly 87,000. The biggest of these towns and villages are:
-Sheikh Misqeen: (pop. 30,000), located 25 km to the north of Dara’a city. It fell to regime forces on January 26, 2016.
-Der al-Adas: (pop. 5,000), located in the “Death Triangle” which sprawls parts of Dara’a, Quneitra and Rural Damascus. It fell to regime forces on February 10, 2015.
-Jiddiya: (pop. 5,000), located northwest of Dara’a city. It fell to regime forces in February 2015.
-Namir: (pop. 4,000), located on Damascus-Dara’a highway. It fell to regime forces in April 2013.
-Khirbet Ghazalah: (pop. 25,000), located on Damascus-Dara’a highway. It fell to regime forces on December 5, 2013.
-Atman: (pop. 10,000), located north of Dara’a city. It fell to regime forces on February 5, 2016.
-Delli: (pop. 8,000) located west of Damascus-Dara’a highway. It fell to regime forces in late 2014. (Source: Syrian Coalition)
