A new group of rebels in the far south of Syria has emerged with the goal of reaching Damascus. The Southern Operations Room, representing the southern rebels, issued a statement urging government forces to defect from the Assad regime and join their cause. They declared their destination as Damascus, with plans to convene at the public square of Umayyads.
The group announced that they had seized a cluster of government posts along the Jordan-Syria border and are now securing the border strip after the surrender of regime forces stationed there. This development marks a significant escalation in the conflict, as the southern rebel movement, which originated in 2012 with Free Syrian Army groups in Daraa, has reignited with renewed vigor.
