(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists on Monday have surfaced footage on social media for rebel commander admitting collusion with the regime army in the southern Daraa province.
Abu al-Majed, commander of Ansar aI-Islam rebel group admitted with his military commanders that they were collaborating with the Assad army. The betrayal comes as regime backed by Shiite militias mobilizes fighters to overrun the opposition-held areas of Daraa.
Over the week, the regime army said it had completed preparations for an imminent offensive against rebels in Daraa, Reuters reported.
The southwest is one of the big chunks of territory that still remains outside the control of the regime, which has recovered swathes of territory with the support of the Russian military and Iran-backed Shiite militias.
Fighting in southwestern Syria has been contained since last year by a "de-escalation" agreement brokered by Russia, the United States and Jordan.
A senior Jordanian official told Reuters on Monday the three countries that signed last year's deal to create the zone "saw eye to eye" on the need to preserve it as a key step to boosting efforts to reach a political solution in Syria.
Russia said on Monday that only Syrian army troops should be at the southern border with Jordan and Israel, which has waged air strikes in Syria to curb what it fears is Iran's expanding influence.
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