Wave of instability hits Syria’s Daraa in challenge to al-Shara'a: What we know

Protesters in southern Syria called for the capture of a local commander on Monday following a series of security incidents, as the new post-Assad authorities attempt to main control of the troubled region.

Demonstrators gathered in al-Sanamayn, a town north of Daraa, demanding “accountability” for a local group led by Mohsen al-Haymad and accusing the group of committing “violations” against them, local news outlet Daraa 24 reported.

According the Institute for the Study of War, al-Haymad leads to a group of former rebels that reconciled with the government of now-ousted President Bashar al-Assad in 2018. They have operated in al-Sanamayn since.

On Saturday, clashes broke out between al-Haymad's group and local fighters affiliated with the Southern Operations Command, an umbrella of organizations that fought against Assad during the civil war, local media reported.