Daraa al-Balad

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Daraa al-Balad
Neighborhood
CountryFlag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria
City Daraa
Control
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syrian transitional government
Population
 (September 2021)
 • Total
50,000 [1]

Daraa al-Balad is a neighborhood in the city of Daraa, Syria.

Syrian civil war

The district was called the "epicenter" of the Syrian Civil War after the torture of young boys by the mukhabarat led to protests in the city. [2]

The neighborhood was retaken by the Assad regime in 2018. Nonetheless, a "low-level insurgency" was waged by rebels against Iranian forces and those that reconciled with the regime. [1]

The neighborhood and was besieged by Assad-aligned forces from 6 June until 21 September 2021. Multiple rounds of negotiations were held between the Daraa Central Committee (which negotiated on behalf of the rebels) and the Security Committee (which represented the regime) from July through August. [3]

Russian military police, along with members of the Eighth Brigade, entered the city and "unexpectedly" removed a checkpoint in August 2021 that was established to implement the siege. [1]

A Russian-brokered ceasefire went into effect in September 2021. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Syria: Russian troops patrol rebel enclave of Daraa following truce". Middle East Eye . 2 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Juan Carlos Sanz (16 December 2024). "Syria re-emerges united in Daraa, the cradle of the revolution against Assad". El País . Daraa. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Syria: The 75-Day Siege of Daraa al-Balad". Syrians for Truth & Justice. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Albert Aji (12 September 2021). "Syria city back to a kind of normalcy after cease-fire". Associated Press . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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