Residents of the village of Abdin in the Daraa province of southern Syria are blocking road entrances with stones to prevent Israeli forces from entering, according to security analyst Yair Goldblatt. The move follows an earlier incident in which a militant opened fire on Israeli troops in the same area. The measures reflect local frustration with the governance of Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) in southern Syria.
Following an incident in which a militant opened fire on Israeli forces near the village of Abdin in southern Syria's Daraa province on Sunday evening, residents of Abdin have blocked the road entrances with stones to prevent the IDF from entering the village, according to a report by security analyst Yair Goldblatt. The analyst noted that local frustration is growing over the governance of Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) in the southern region in the wake of the incident.
As The Zioneer reported earlier on Sunday, the initial attack saw a militant fire on Israeli troops and flee; the IDF launched a pursuit backed by artillery fire into the village. The subsequent roadblocks by locals represent a further escalation in friction between residents and Israeli forces operating in the area. No additional details on the size of the blocking effort or any immediate confrontation have been reported.
2 developments
- StrongClashes erupt between locals and Israeli forces near Abdin, southern Syria
- DevelopingIDF fires in Tebnin village to block residents' return, Lebanese reports say
- DevelopingIDF conducts airstrikes in West Bank village of Abdin amid ongoing operation
- StrongMilitants open fire on Israeli troops in southern Syria security zone; no injuries
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