US EditionSyria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting
SWEIDA, SYRIA, JUL 20 – A U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended weeklong clashes that killed at least 940 people, prompting Bedouin fighters to withdraw and easing tensions in the Druze-majority city of Sweida.
- Syria's armed Bedouin clans announced they withdrew from Sweida following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, after a week of clashes, as reported Sunday.
- Following the assault near al-Masmiyah, tit-for-tat kidnappings led to clashes, escalating tensions between Bedouin tribes and Druze militias.
- The Syrian Red Crescent said 32 aid trucks were sent to Sweida after the week of clashes, with the Bedouins withdrawing, Syrian officials announced.
- On Sunday, residents reported calm as Syrian Internal Security Forces deployed, and all tribal fighters evacuated from Sweida city, ending weeklong clashes.
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These days, Syria's Sweida city is facing a terrible massacre. More than 1100 people have been killed here in the last one week... Among those who died, 427 are Druze fighters and 298 are Druze civilians
Israel is exploiting the Vacuum left by southern Syria’s sectarian Clashes and a weak State
By Rob Geist Pinfold, King’s College London (The Conversation) – Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously close to direct conflict with Israel, after Israeli warplanes launched strikes against government buildings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on July 16. The United Nations and a number of countries condemned the attacks, which the UN secretary general, Antonio Gu…
Calm reported in Syria as truce implemented
Syrian forces arrive in Sweida to implement the ceasefire amid ongoing clashes between tribal and Bedouin fighters. Photo: Getty Images Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city and a US envoy signalled that a deal to end days of fighting was being implemented.
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