US EditionSyria’s interim president urges Bedouin tribes to commit to ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze
SWEIDA PROVINCE, SYRIA, JUL 19 – The Syrian presidency urged all parties to respect the ceasefire in Sweida after nearly 940 deaths and 87,000 displaced amid Druze-Bedouin clashes and regional interventions.
- On July 19, Syria’s acting President Ahmad al-Sharaa called on Bedouin tribes of Sunni Muslim background to fully adhere to a ceasefire intended to end the violent confrontations with Druze militias in Suwayda.
- On July 13, violent confrontations erupted in Suwayda involving Bedouin Arab tribes and Druze fighters after Druze groups launched retaliatory assaults against Bedouin communities, leading to an intensification of the conflict.
- Israeli airstrikes targeted Syrian military positions and infrastructure citing protection of Druze communities, while American, Arab, and Turkish mediations helped broker a truce.
- Al-Sharaa stated the Bedouins "cannot replace the role of the state in handling the country's affairs and restoring security" and thanked support from the United States, Arab countries, and Turkey.
- The ceasefire, announced by the Syrian presidency on Saturday, suggests a step toward stabilizing Suwayda, protecting minorities, and preventing further unrest that threatened Syria's post-war transition.
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The situation in Syria is getting worse. In the fights between Druze and Bedouins there were several deaths. The USA had to intervene.
Women, children and the elderly of the Bedouin tribes massacred by the Druze militias. They denounce him several Syrian human rights organizations. "We don't yet have a clear balance" says Fadel Abdul Ghany, director of the Syrian Human Rights Network, who also documented the violence against the Russian population in Suwayda, south of Syria, carried out by the Bedouins and militiamen close to the government of Damascus. The images circulated in…
Syrian interim president urges respect of ceasefire in Sweida clashes
The violent clashes between the Druze minority, Bedouins and other armed groups in the southern province of Sweida have left at least 900 people dead. Some reports suggest that fighting may have halted early on Sunday.
The crackdowns between the drug groups and the sound bedouin tribes, released on July 13 in the province of Suwayda, southern Syria, have intensified alarmingly in the last week, causing at least 940 deaths and deaths of over 87,000 people, according to...
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