<p>Activists in rebel-held Daraa city reported</a> several air raids during the morning hours of June 17, mere hours before the implementation of a localized 48-hour ceasefire agreement</a> brokered by Russian, Jordanian, and American diplomatic officials.</p><p>No casualties were reported in the morning air raids, and in the hours since, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a lull in fighting</a> in the area.</p><p>Prior to the announcement of the ceasefire, opposition activist groups launched an international social media campaign, Action for Daraa</a>, highlighting the escalating humanitarian crisis in the southern city amid an increase in urban conflict.</p><p>The White Helmets reported</a> on June 15 that at least 57 civilians, including 13 children, have been killed in Daraa airstrikes since the beginning of June. The Daraa Provincial Council declared</a> the Daraa Camp, a local Palestinian refugee camp in the rebel-controlled part of the city, a disaster zone following the increase in localized airstrikes and ground fighting. Credit: YouTube/SMART News Agency via Storyful</p><br />
