Syrian regime media are reporting that airstrikes are targeting southeastern parts of southern Daraa province, ahead of a new offensive there.
State-run TV says the offensive aims to cut supply lines between eastern Daraa and rebel-held parts of the provincial capital, which carries the same name.
The TV says the operations that began on Tuesday afternoon near the province's main grain silos that have been controlled by rebels for years.
Syrian troops have been on the offensive in Daraa for a week. The fighting has displaced nearly 50,000 people and left dozens of civilians dead.
The city of Daraa is where pro-democracy protests broke out in March 2011 that later turned into a civil war.
AP
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