Police patrol ambushed in southern Syria, leaving 1 killed, 2 wounded

DAMASCUS, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- A police officer was killed and two policemen wounded in an ambush in Syria's southern province of Daraa on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said armed individuals attacked a police patrol on the Daraa highway near the city of Izraa.

While not providing details about the perpetrators, the statement highlighted the precarious situation in Daraa.