Two days of fighting raged in Sweida, in southern Syria, where pro-government fighters clashed with locals in the Druze-majority province. At least 17 were killed.
Ten of the killed were government fighters and the other seven were local. A dozen combatants were wounded. Unconfirmed reports say as many as 40 civilians were also wounded.
Fighting in SW Syria has been off and on throughout the war, but this is the first clash in awhile, as pro-government forces largely control the area. Many rebel-leaning factions relocated to Idlib Province.
It’s not entirely clear what the fighting is even about, beyond some references to drug producing equipment in the hands of well-connected gangs.
… and the odd Zionist provocateur as per usual.
Assad has typically protected the Druze as an important part of his Alawite-minority alliance. Very strange. There has to be a bigger story here.
The splitting of Syria was never off the table. Promise them a small price and they’ll turn against their former protector.
Most likely western backed rebels that were promised autonomous region.