Kashaf's correspondent reported that armed reinforcements loyal to Nawras Azzam, a commander in the security bureau of the National Guard militia, are moving from the village of Ariqa toward the city of As-Suwayda.

According to the correspondent, the movement comes in an attempt to break the siege on armed groups loyal to Azzam and Ghaith al-Qantar who are fortified inside a number of buildings in the city centre following the outbreak of clashes.