Syria, Israel and Suwayda
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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.
A Suwayda resident told Kurdistan24 the Syrian regime is committing "ethnic cleansing" against the Druze, using heavy weapons, looting homes, and destroying hospitals. He pleaded for international intervention to break a complete humanitarian siege.
Israel continued its interventions in southern Syria on Wednesday as clashes raged in Suwayda after a cease-fire between government forces and Druze
The intervention in Syria has sparked domestic unrest in Israel. Dozens of Israeli Druze crossed into Syria from the Golan Heights in protest, while others staged demonstrations in northern Israel. Police closed roads and worked to maintain public order during the protests, which included tire burnings and traffic blockades.
At least two people were injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Syrian army's General Staff Complex in Damascus on Wednesday, the state news agency SANA said. Syria TV also reported gunfire near the complex,
Israeli forces launched air strikes on Suwayda in southern Syria on Tuesday, hours after the Syrian government announced a ceasefire to halt ongoing clashes in the predominantly Druze city. Syria’s Ministry of Interior accused Israel of backing armed groups
Fighting reignites in As Suwayda just hours after a 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.