US EditionSyria Announces Ceasefire After Sectarian Clashes, but More Fighting and Abuse Alleged
SWEIDA CITY AND SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS, SYRIA, JUL 15 – At least 203 people have died in clashes involving Druze civilians, Syrian government forces, and Bedouin gunmen amid ongoing attempts to reassert control over the region.
- On Tuesday, Murhaf Abu Qasra, Syria’s defense minister, declared a ceasefire following the entry of government forces into Sweida city amid violent clashes between Druze armed groups and state troops.
- The conflict intensified following a series of reciprocal kidnappings and confrontations between Sunni Bedouin communities and Druze factions, stemming from violent clashes in April that resulted in more than 100 fatalities.
- Israel launched airstrikes on Syrian regime convoys in Sweida to protect the Druze minority and enforce a demilitarized zone, while Druze protests erupted across the region.
- A U.K.-based monitoring group reported 166 deaths since Sunday, including 21 individuals executed by government forces, as interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa vowed to initiate legal proceedings against those responsible for abuses.
- The ceasefire represents a fragile pause with ongoing clashes and allegations of abuses, as international efforts, including by the U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, aim to de-escalate tensions.
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Syrian government has declared a ceasefire, but deadly clashes continue in the Sweida province between Druze fighters and Bedouin groups, who are aided by President al-Sharaa's regime forces and more than 200 have been killed; Regime soldiers were sent to calm the situation, but are accused of involvement in atrocities against the Druze - abuses, burning of houses and even executions of civilians; Israel attacked Syrian regime targets to aid the…
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Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged
Syria 's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens there. Neighboring Israel again launched strikes on Syrian military forces, saying it was protecting the Druze minority.The latest escalation under Syria’s new leaders began with tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed …
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports the execution of 21 Druze civilians by Syrian government forces in Sueda. This city in southern Syria is the scene of confrontations
This article was first published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Getty Images Syrian army deployed in Sweida as clashes continue between gunmen The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that at least 19 Druze civilians were killed in what it called “field executions” carried out by Syrian security forces in Sweida, southern Syria, which they entered earlier on Tuesday. Among them were 12 at a fami…
Government forces were deployed in this city in southern Syria, until now in the hands of Druze fighters, and put in place a ceasefire.
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