A Syrian military pilot killed his son two weeks ago in an airstrike was supposed to hit rebels in southern Daraa province but hit a regime bastion instead, source told Ammar Johmani .
The friendly fire has been accustomed in Syria when the Russia bombing killed regime army soldiers or the US airstrike killed allied Kurdish militants but this time a father is killing a son who was serving as a Lieutenant in the regime army.
Colonel Mohamed Ajouz from his Su-24 dropped deadly bombs on in al-Manshiya neighborhood in Daraa on April 19, leaving his son Ahmed and several troops dead.
Al-Manshiya neighborhood, the regime’s largest barrack in Daraa and which is a home for 20,000 people, has turned into battleground for rebels and regime forces for the last four months.
At least 160 regime troops were killed and 500 more were wounded since the fight erupted early February in al-Manshiya, rebels said.
Al-Bonyan al-Marsous Operation Room said rebels had controlled 90 blocks and 4 checkpoints in al-Manshiya
