Photos in Southern Syria After Soldiers Move in to Quell Sectarian Violence
SUWAYDA GOVERNORATE, SYRIA, JUL 15 – The clashes began after a Druze merchant was kidnapped, sparking retaliatory attacks that left over 30 dead and caused displacement, with Syrian forces and Israeli airstrikes involved.
- Fierce clashes erupted in Suwayda province since Saturday evening, leaving over 30 dead and around 100 injured, according to the Syrian Ministry of Interior on Monday.
- The violence began after a Druze merchant was abducted on Friday, according to Reuters, sparking deadly clashes in Suwayda.
- According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 37 dead, including 27 Druze and two children, in Suwayda and Deraa, impact ongoing violence.
- On July 15, the Syrian Ministry of Interior announced deployment of forces into Suwayda city and imposed a curfew, with the Druze Spiritual Leadership welcoming the intervention.
- Rayan Marouf warned `if it doesn’t end, we are heading towards a bloodbath`, risking broader instability in southern Syria.
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Photos in southern Syria after soldiers move in to quell sectarian violence
·Houston, United States
Read Full ArticleThe Syrian armed forces have been deployed since yesterday in Al-Suwayda and have imposed a curfew. In the clashes triggered by an isolated incident, a hundred people have died, among them 60 drusi. At stake is the new phase of integration of the province with the Islamist Syria of Ahmed al-Sharaa but also relations with Israel. Unveiled an attack on a church in Tartus.
99 people are reported to have been killed in a day of fighting between Druze and Bedouin in southern Syria.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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