US EditionPhotos in Southern Syria After Soldiers Move in to Quell Sectarian Violence
SUWAYDA, SOUTHERN SYRIA, JUL 15 – The deadly clashes began after the kidnapping of a Druze merchant, with Druze militias retaliating despite no evidence against Bedouin tribes, leaving over 30 dead and nearly 100 injured.
- Suwayda saw deadly clashes on Sunday when over 30 were killed, nearly 100 injured, and Druze militias launched assaults on Bedouin communities.
- In a trigger incident on Friday, the abduction of a Druze merchant on the Damascus-Suwayda highway prompted Druze militias to act despite no evidence linking Bedouin tribes, sparking deadly clashes.
- Clashes in the Maqwas neighbourhood escalated into a full-scale confrontation involving medium and heavy weapons, and Syrian soldiers were killed trying to intervene.
- Syria’s Interior Ministry said 'resolution' in favor of the state is underway, while the Defence Ministry reported deployment of specialised military units and safe corridors for civilians.
- Amid reform efforts under President Ahmad al-Sharaa, and tensions deepened under the transitional administration, instability threatens Syria's governance and stability.
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Clashes intensify between Druze militias, Bedouin tribes, and government forces in southern Syria
Syrian Armed Forces entered the Druze-majority governorate of Suwayda for the first time on July 15, prompting severe clashes with Druze militias that have long resisted state control. The post Clashes intensify between Druze militias, Bedouin tribes, and government forces in southern Syria appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.
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Photos in southern Syria after soldiers move in to quell sectarian violence
The Syrian armed forces have been deployed since yesterday in Al-Suwayda and have imposed a curfew. In the clashes triggered by an isolated incident, a hundred people have died, among them 60 drusi. At stake is the new phase of integration of the province with the Islamist Syria of Ahmed al-Sharaa but also relations with Israel. Unveiled an attack on a church in Tartus.
99 people are reported to have been killed in a day of fighting between Druze and Bedouin in southern Syria.
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