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More than 80 killed in violent clashes in predominantly Druze Syrian city
SWEIDA PROVINCE, SYRIA, JUL 19 – Nearly 600 people have died in sectarian clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes, with Syrian government forces backing Bedouins and Israel striking Syrian military targets, a monitor said.
- In southern Syria, Israeli jets targeted military tanks, coinciding with clashes between Syrian government forces, Bedouin tribes and Druze militias.
- Amid long-simmering tribal tensions, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head Rami Abdurrahman said clashes began after Bedouin gunmen kidnapped and robbed a Druze vegetable seller in Sweida.
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights raised its death toll to 99 since Sunday, reporting 60 Druze, four civilians, 18 Bedouin fighters and 14 security personnel killed.
- Noureddine al-Baba, Interior Ministry spokesperson, said government forces entered Sweida early Monday to restore order, adding they are doing their best to prevent civilian casualties.
- At a regional summit, foreign ministers of 10 Arab states reaffirmed support for Syrian sovereignty, condemning the strikes as 'a flagrant violation of international law and Syria’s sovereignty'.
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At least 718 people died due to inter-Community confrontations in the south of Syria since last Sunday, according to a new balance published by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa declared Saturday morning, following the announcement of a ceasefire in Sweida, that the recent events in Sweida province marked a dangerous turning point, and that the violent clashes between these groups could have spiraled out of control had the Syrian state not intervened to calm the situation.
Syrian forces to return to Druze area after more violence
Renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, and government forces deployed again to the area yesterday after pulling out under a ceasefire agreement that halted several days of violence earlier this week, officials said.
New clashes rock Syria
Armed tribes supported by Syria's government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure. The United Nations called for an end to the "bloodshed" and demanded an "independent" investigation of the violence, which has claimed at least 638 lives since Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The renewed fighting raise…
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