"The Russian Army insisted that the talks with the opposition regarding the Syrian south take place in
Busra Al Sham, based on a policy of dividing the armed groups.
There was no immediate comment from the government on the fall of
Busra Sham, a town in southern Syria classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its historic citadel, ruins and well-preserved Roman amphitheater.
Adel al-Omari, an activist in the area, said troops have been shelling
Busra al-Harir and the nearby rural region of Lajat since midday Monday.
A housewife in
Busra, who did not want to be named, told Reuters by telephone that the town was being hit by machinegun fire from tanks.
Professor
Busra Ersanli, who was a member of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party's (BDP) constitutional commission, was also charged and sent to jail.
Busra Ersanli and Ragip Zarakolu of Belge Publishing, to a courthouse in Istanbul for questioning Tuesday in a crackdown on the autonomy-seeking Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK.
The claims came as two civilians were reportedly shot dead when police opened fire at a protest in
Busra al-Harir, in the Hauran Plain.
A police spokesman Thursday said that police conducted raids at various illegal LPG refilling points and arrested six shopkeepers including Amir and Qaisar from Samanabad, Sagar from Shalimar park, Waqar Javed from chak 215-RB, Muddasar from
Busra town and Ghulam Shabbir from Bhawana road.
According to the source, the large convoy consisted of more than 300 rebels from the Southern town of
Busra Al-Sham in Dara'a, the AMN reported.
One hundred Phnong ethnic people in Mondulkiri province's
Busra commune have thumbprinted a petition to reject Thieng Try Company's request for an economic land concession to grow coffee in the area.