Sunday saw relative calm return to the Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria, after a solid week of fighting among the Druze and Bedouins left in excess of 1,100 documented deaths so far and a final toll that is likely to be even higher. A majority of the slain were...
Latest South Syria Ceasefire Crumbles, At Least 638 Killed
Fighting between the Druze and Bedouins in Syria’s Suwayda Governorate continues to rage, despite the second ceasefire of the week being declared on Wednesday. The toll in the fighting and killing since Sunday is now up to at least 638, according to the Syrian...
Netanyahu Reiterates Demand for South Syria to Remain Demilitarized
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated long-standing demands that the entire south of Syria south of Damascus remain absolutely demilitarized, and vowed that Israel will continue to carry out attacks on Syria to enforce that as one of his “red...
More Than 500 Killed After Days of Clashes, Executions, and Israeli Airstrikes in Syria’s Suwayda
More than 500 people have been killed after days of clashes, massacres, and Israeli airstrikes in Syria's southern Suwayda province, according to numbers from the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Clashes began between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes,...
Syria Announces Another Ceasefire in Suwayda, Says Troops Are Withdrawing
Tuesday’s ceasefire announcement in the southern Syria Suwayda Governorate went pretty poorly. There was fighting before and after, and it fell apart more or less immediately. Wednesday, they’re trying again, announcing a new ceasefire. Tuesday’s ceasefire came from...
Israel Launches Airstrikes on Syria’s Defense Ministry and Near the Presidential Palace in Damascus
Israel launched heavy airstrikes against Syrian government targets on Wednesday, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry and near the presidential palace in Damascus, killing at least three people and wounding 34. The heavy Israeli attack came despite a US push to reach a...
Syrian Government Forces Kill Civilians in Suwayda and Declare Ceasefire
The Syrian Defense Ministry has announced a ceasefire between Druze forces and Bedouin tribes in and around the city of Suwayda, following Syrian security forces entering the city aiming to bring an end to multiple days of fighting. Today’s reports suggest around 200...
Israel Attacks Tanks in Southern Syria, Claiming They Entered ‘Restricted Zone’
Adding to the difficulties in southern Syria’s Suwayda Governorate, Israel has carried out airstrikes against Syrian tanks in the village of Samee, claiming they had entered the “restricted zone” which they are forbidden from. The village is in the northwestern part...
89 Killed, Around 200 Wounded as Druze-Bedouin Fighting in Southern Syria Rages
Fighting between the Druze population in Syria’s Suwayda Governorate and local Bedouin tribes continues to escalate after breaking out Sunday in the Suwayda neighborhood of Maqus. The most recent figures suggest at least 89 people have been killed in the fighting as...
21 Killed, Over 40 Wounded in Fighting In Syrian City of Suwayda
Adding to the seemingly endless array of different ethnic, sectarian and other general clashes in Syria, fighting erupted in the southern city of Suwayda today, leaving at least 21 people dead, including a child, and over 40 others wounded, as many as 50 by some...