US EditionNew Ceasefire Agreement Holds in Syria’s Sweida
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New ceasefire agreement holds in Syria’s Sweida
What began as a local dispute over the weekend between Druze and Bedouin communities in southern Syria escalated on Wednesday when Israel bombed Syria’s Ministry of Defence and other sites in Damascus. The Syrian Ministry of Health reported that at least three people were killed in the Damascus strikes. Additional Israeli air raids on Wednesday targeted the southwestern provinces of Suwayda and Deraa. Syra analyst from Malmo University, in Swede…
The failure of the cease-fire proclaimed on Tuesday, 15 July, and the proliferation of abuses led to a mass exodus into this Druze-majority region. In Damascus on Wednesday, Israel bombed the headquarters of the Syrian army and the Ministry of Defence.
Israeli warplanes launched a new airstrike on the southern Syrian city of Sweida. This strike follows a previous attack targeting critical military positions in Damascus, this time targeting Sweida just after the ceasefire. Heavy explosions were heard in the city.
The Syrian Official News Agency reported that Israel struck the outskirts of Sweida.
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