Syrian forces evacuate Bedouin families out of Suwayda
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Trapped in her home in As-Suwayda, Syrian pharmacist Hala Saraya recounts the brutal killings of her family and pleads for the world to hear the Druze community's cry for help.
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.
The US State Department said Monday that an American citizen was killed during the unrest in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda last week.
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.
Security units have already started their deployment in and around southern province to enforce terms of ceasefire, according to Syrian state-run news agency SANA - Anadolu Ajansı
Syria's Kurds remain hesitant about integration with Damascus as interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa struggles with unrest in Suwayda.
The Damascus authorities must immediately reel in “violent jihadists,” hold them accountable, and prevent their entry to the southern Druze-majority Suwayda province, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday,
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Al Jazeera on MSNIsrael hits Syrian army HQ, near Damascus palace as Suwayda fighting ragesIsrael has struck the headquarters of the Syrian Ministry of Defence and close to the presidential palace in the capital Damascus, dramatically escalating on another military front in the region, and following through on its threats to intervene over clashes between government troops and Druze fighters in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda.
The Jolani administration announced the deployment of internal security forces in Syria’s Suwayda province on Saturday, claiming the move aims to restore order amid ongoing armed confrontations with tribal fighters who reject the terms of a newly brokered ceasefire.
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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.
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Al Jazeera on MSNSyria to deploy forces as more Bedouin-Druze clashes erupt in SuwaydaAuthorities working to resolve conflict in the south through political and security measures, Syria’s presidency says.