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Renewed clashes in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida kill four people, monitor says
SWEIDA PROVINCE, SYRIA, AUG 4 – Ceasefire violations by Druze militias and government forces in Sweida have caused renewed clashes killing four and wounding nine, with over 1,000 dead since mid-July, monitors said.
- Renewed sectarian clashes occurred on Sunday in Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida province, killing at least four people and displacing many.
- The violence followed a fragile ceasefire after deadly July clashes involving Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouins, with government forces intervening.
- The Syrian government alleged that Druze factions violated the ceasefire through assaults on troops in Tal Hadid, while government forces subsequently reestablished control over the area.
- The route between Sweida and Damascus has been closed off since July 20 due to a government-enforced siege, and the humanitarian passage was briefly suspended following violations of the ceasefire.
- The government has formed a committee to investigate July's violence, while U.S.-mediated talks continue to seek a security arrangement despite ongoing tensions.
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Since the escalation of the conflict in southern Syria, 1400 people have died. Despite the ceasefire, fighting continues to break out.
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Renewed clashes in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida kill four people, monitor says
Three Syrian security personnel and a member of a Druze militia were killed in renewed clashes in the southern province of Sweida, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday. More than 1,400 people were killed in an outbreak of sectarian violence in July between members of the Druze religious group and Sunni Bedouins, reportedly supported by government troops.
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