US EditionMore than 80 killed in violent clashes in predominantly Druze Syrian city
SWEIDA, SYRIA, JUL 14 – At least 37 people were killed and nearly 100 injured in sectarian clashes triggered by kidnappings between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin tribes, prompting Syrian government forces to intervene.
- Violent clashes erupted yesterday in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, Syria, killing more than 30 people and injuring nearly 100.
- The fighting began after Bedouin gunmen abducted a Druze vendor, triggering retaliatory kidnappings amid longstanding Bedouin-Druze tensions worsened by weak state institutions.
- Syrian government forces advanced on Monday to quell the clashes while Israel targeted several tanks heading toward Sweida, warning it would not allow threats to the Druze community.
- A UK-based war monitoring group reported at least 99 fatalities since Sunday, including 60 Druze individuals and 18 Bedouin fighters, while Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri publicly condemned the government's shelling operations.
- The violence highlights Syria's fragile security, prompting Druze calls for ceasefire and international protection, while Israel signals readiness to intervene to defend the Druze.
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Syrian government forces were advancing towards the southern city of Sweida on Monday to quell deadly clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes, with one Druze armed group saying talks with authorities aimed at brokering a truce were underway.
DAMASCO.- The Syrian authorities deployed soldiers in the south of the country following clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters in Sweida, which left a hundred dead, according to a Syrian human rights NGO.Israel, which has already intervened in Syria in recent months under the pretext of protecting Druze, announced on Monday that it attacked several tanks of Syrian government forces in the region, some of whose members fight alongside…
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