The struggle for Suweida’s future: A test for Syria’s transition

The struggle for Suweida’s future: A test for Syria’s transition

Syria's southern province of Suweida remains mired in crisis a year after violence between Bedouin militias, Syrian government forces, and Druze armed groups killed around 1,700 people. The death toll includes 1,342 Druze civilians killed by Syrian government forces and Bedouin militias in what has been described by activists and the UN as a massacre. In the year since, the crisis has only grown more complex. Questions over the Syrian government…