Baladi - Agencies
The Assad forces and their allied troops laid siege to the rebel-held enclave in Daraa on Monday, and were poised to gain complete control of the city where the uprising against Assad’s rule first erupted, insurgents said.
With its advance on rebel-held parts of Daraa city, the regime appeared to be piling military pressure on the insurgents even after they agreed to surrender terms last week.
Assad forces were also consolidating their grip over the border area with Jordan to the east of Daraa city on Monday. Free Syrian Army (FSA), once backed by the West and Jordan, have mostly handed over the area along with their heavy arms to the government since the surrender deal clinched last Friday.
Sources: Reuters