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Suweida: BBC Sees Fragile Ceasefire Holding in Battle-Scarred Syria Province
SUWEIDA PROVINCE, SYRIA, JUL 22 – Syrian government evacuated over 500 Bedouin civilians amid sectarian clashes that left more than 1,000 dead, raising concerns about forced displacement and demographic changes, monitors said.
- In July 2025, deadly sectarian clashes erupted in Syria's Suweida province between Druze factions and Bedouin militias, killing over 1,100 and displacing more than 120,000 people.
- The violence stemmed from escalating local conflicts and longstanding tensions, prompting the Syrian government to deploy troops four days earlier to enforce a fragile ceasefire.
- The situation included armed Bedouin ready to resume fighting, attacks on medical evacuations by snipers, widespread destruction of homes, and an urgent humanitarian response with aid convoys arriving in Suweida.
- Khalil al-Nayef stated, “They killed my wife and son,” while evacuees like Nasser al-Mahmoud questioned, “What crime did the civilians commit?” amid reported shortages of medicine and shelter.
- The clashes and evacuations risk cementing deeper political and social instability in Syria, with experts warning the consequences may extend beyond Suweida despite the current ceasefire holding.
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In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy while fearing another
(JTA) — MAJDAL SHAMS, Israel — A year after a Hezbollah missile slammed into a soccer field here, killing 12 children and turning the quiet Druze town near Israel’s northeastern border into a symbol of mourning, it was once again in the headlines — this time for an unplanned border breach. Hundreds of Druze residents pushed through the security fence separating the Israeli Golan Heights from Syria, rushing toward family members they had not seen…
Roots of rivalry: History of Bedouin-Druze clashes in Syria’s Suwayda
Recent violence in Syria’s southern Suwayda province has brought renewed global attention to the Druze and Bedouin communities, who have a history of coexistence and conflict spanning centuries - Anadolu Ajansı
The ceasefire in the south Syrian province of Al-Suweida seems to hold, there are only isolated battles. The city itself is again completely in the hand of Druze militias after the violent fights.
Only a few Druze live in Germany. They look with horror at the violence against the members of their religious community in Syria. Like Salem Al Saad.
Israel Involved in prisoner swap talks between Druze and Bedouin in Syria
A senior Israeli official has been involved in recent days in negotiations between the Druze and Bedouin communities in Syria over a mutual prisoner exchange. The recent events in Sweida have strengthened Israel's security position that it must continue to maintain control over the buffer zone in Syria in the near term, due to concerns about potential Islamist activity targeting Israeli communities. According to estimates, there are hundreds of…
Last Sunday, a fragile ceasefire came into effect in the Druze province of Sueda in Syria, temporarily ending more than a week of deadly clashes between Bedouins and Druze.
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