Syrian forces evacuate Bedouin families out of Suwayda
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The Syrian government says clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of people dead, drawing Israeli intervention and US condemnation.
According to Al Ra’i, an Amman daily, the Internal Security chief in As-Suwayda announced that detained Bedouin families would be released within hours and assured that they would return to their homes, emphasizing a continued commitment to respecting the ceasefire and ensuring calm.
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Al Jazeera on MSNSyria clears Bedouin fighters from Suwayda city, declares halt to clashesClaim comes after a new truce between Druze and Bedouin groups in Suwayda and a US-brokered deal to end Israeli attacks.
One day after reaching a ceasefire with Israel, Syrian military forces began moving into the country's Suwayda Governorate, where dozens of people have been killed in recent days amid fighting between warring tribes.
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The Syrian government has moved some Bedouin families out of the southern province after clashes with Druze fighters intensified over the weekend.
The pro-government Sunni fighters are threatening to attack the southern Druze-majority province of Suwayda and “burn” all inside if their alleged hostages are not released by Druze militants. A war monitor reported over a thousand deaths in the latest sectarian conflict.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took to X on Sunday, calling upon the Syrian government to end the fighting in Suwayda. "If authorities in Damascus want to preserve any chance of achieving a unified, inclusive and peaceful Syria free of ISIS and of Iranian control they must help end this calamity."
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ZNetwork on MSNAs-Suwayda Bleeds Anew: Sectarian Hatred as a Weapon to Divide the Syrian PeopleSuwayda’s blood spilled by the will of the authority Since the morning of Sunday, July 13, As-Suwayda province has become an arena of bloody conflict between the province’s defenders and attacking Bedouin tribes backed by factions under the command of the Ministries of Defense and Interior.