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Heavy Fighting Continues in Syria between Bedouin and Druze

(Ynet News) Lior Ben Ari - Heavy fighting continued Saturday in Sweida province in southwest Syria between Sunni Bedouin militiamen and local Druze fighters, despite an announcement of a truce. At least 940 people have been reported killed over the past week. At Sweida's central hospital, more than 400 bodies have been brought in. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 588 Druze were killed - 326 of them fighters and 262 civilians. Of these, 182 Druze were executed by regime forces. Videos show Syrian leader al-Sharaa's troops joining Bedouin fighters in executing unarmed Druze civilians and looting and torching homes. An AFP correspondent on Saturday saw dozens of torched homes and vehicles and armed men setting fire to shops after looting them. Israel, where the Druze community has expressed deep concern over the fate of their brethren in Syria, intervened this week in support of the Druze in Sweida. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said Saturday, "In al-Sharaa's Syria, it is very dangerous to be a member of a minority - Kurd, Druze, Alawite, or Christian. This has been proven time and again over the past six months."
2025-07-20 00:00:00
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