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Armed groups attack security force personnel in Syria's Sweida, killing one, state TV reports
SWEIDA PROVINCE, SYRIA, AUG 3 – The attack violated a ceasefire amid ongoing sectarian tensions in Sweida, where more than 1,000 people were killed last month, officials said.
- On July 13, 2025, intense fighting broke out in Sweida, a city largely inhabited by Druze, involving armed Druze groups, Sunni Bedouin militants, and Syrian state forces.
- The violence followed long-standing tensions in Sweida province and escalated as armed groups violated a ceasefire by attacking security forces and firing shells at villages.
- Israel conducted strikes on Syrian troops claiming to assist the Druze, while government forces were deployed to contain the worsening bloodshed.
- More than 1,000 people have died in the fighting over the past month, and a security source stated the armed groups breached the ceasefire agreed in the Druze region.
- Hostilities were halted following a truce facilitated by the United States, and Syria formed a committee to probe the attacks amid ongoing sectarian conflict challenges.
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Fresh violence in Syria as government struggles to ease tensions
BEIRUT: Armed groups attacked personnel from Syria's internal security forces in Sweida, killing one member and wounding others, and fired shells at several villages in the violence-hit southern province, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported on Sunday (Aug 3). The report cited a security source as saying t
The Ministry of the Interior of the Syrian de facto Government confirmed that there were ceasefire violations in Sweida (south) this Sunday, with clashes that left an imprecise number of deaths and injuries. READ ALSO: Evacuation of Bedouin families in Sweida marks a new phase in Syrian crisis The Al Mayadeen platform, which cites a non-governmental organization, reported that the fighting was particularly strong on the axis of Tel Hadid, in the…
Suweida truce under threat as Druze gunmen attack Syrian troops
Clashes between government forces and Druze gunmen erupted in Suweida on Sunday morning, threatening a fragile two-week truce that ended the worst sectarian violence to hit southern Syria in years. At least one member of the security forces was killed and several others injured after Druze fighters attacked a government position near the village of Al-Thala, according to local media. The interior ministry said its forces had come under fire in m…
At least four people were killed on Sunday, two weeks after a ceasefire came into effect.
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