Iran plays an essential role in the recent escalation in Daraa, south Syria to increase its power in the country, Hassan al-Hariri, Consultant of the International Criminal Investigation and head of Syrian Council for Change (SCC) said.
“Iran is the main motive for seizing the south, to create a negotiating card in favor of its interests,” he said. “This is a part of the demographic change plan in Daraa, which Iran has been implementing for years,” he added.
The SCC is a political party that was created in the Syrian south in 2020.
In a statement published on Sunday, the Syrian National Powers including the SCC called for providing international protection for Daraa through deploying Arab peacekeeping forces from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt under the auspices of the Arab League and UN.
Additionally, the statement called for “the withdrawal of regime forces and Iranian-backed militias outside Daraa, the halt of the shelling, release of the detainees, and allow relief aid into Daraa.”
