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Isolated Syrian-Druze City Blames Damascus for Shortages

Residents say restricted roads and fuel shortages have left the Druze-majority city isolated, while a July 2025 clash killed more than 2,000 people, watchdogs said.

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"I am suffering from a shortage of gas and flour, especially after the road was cut off, but there is nothing I can do," the 59-year old said, her hair wrapped in the Druze white headscarf as she prepares potato pastries. In July 2025, clashes erupted in Sweida between Druze factions and Bedouin fighters, then government security forces and some tribal groups intervened on the side of the Bedouins. More than 2,000 people were killed, including 7…

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