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Syria’s Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes

SWEIDA, SYRIA, JUL 17 – At least 600 people died in four days of clashes involving Syrian government forces and Druze militias, with Israeli airstrikes targeting Syrian military positions amid rising sectarian tensions.

  • The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported 300 Druze civilians killed in Sweida, including 154 civilians summarily executed by government forces.
  • 257 government personnel and 18 Bedouin fighters were also killed, while 3 Bedouin tribesmen were executed by Druze fighters.
  • Israeli airstrikes killed 15 government personnel, and Syria accused Druze forces of violence against Bedouin civilians.
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page.link broke the news in on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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