Syria, Druze and Suwayda
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Syrian Network for Human Rights says 6 children, 9 women among those killed; over 430 others injured - Anadolu Ajansı
Bedouin tribal fighters clashed with Druze forces in Syria’s southern Suwayda province on Friday, one day after reported revenge attacks in the wake of a government withdrawal touched off a new wave of sectarian violence.
AS-SUWAYDA] The southern Syrian province of As-Suwayda has once again surged to the forefront of the national crisis, this time with reports of field massacres and tribal clashes between Druze and Bedouins.
Decision part of ‘calculated effort to prevent further escalation along Israel’s northeastern frontier,’ reports Israeli Public Broadcaster KAN - Anadolu Ajansı
Al-Suwayda's last hospital is overwhelmed with hundreds of bodies after a week of violence. Medics appeal for aid amid critical shortages of staff, water, and medicine, calling the facility a "mass grave.
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In light of the escalating violence in Syria’s Druze-majority Suwayda province, Israel has given a 48-hour entry period to Damascus’ security forces to enter the province and curtail the ongoing unrest,
In phone call with Russian leader, Erdogan says Ankara aims to ensure security, recovery in Syria - Anadolu Ajansı
Clashes between Druze and Bedouins in al-Suwayda have entered a fifth day, with over 100 killed and heavy weapons used. Fires have destroyed homes, and Kurdistan24’s correspondent was lightly injured by shelling while reporting.