Damascus, May 02: The Syrian army’s presence in the southern city of Daraa has intensified as armed groups continue clashes with the country’s security forces.
Security forces arrested many people on Sunday in the Syrian city of Daraa, which has been the scene of protests over the past six weeks, Reuters reported.
The event took place despite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s introduction of a new package of reforms, which he has said would meet the demands of the protesters.
Dozens of people, including several security forces and soldiers, have been killed across the country since the beginning of protests in Syria in mid-March.
Syrian opposition holds the security forces responsible for the killings, while the country’s authorities blame an armed group, which has confessed to receiving weapons and money to kill people and security forces and cause chaos.
Around 230 members of Syria’s ruling Ba’ath party have resigned in protest of the killings.
——–Agencies