Overnight clashes have resumed between Druze armed groups and Bedouin clans in southern Syria’s Sweida province, days after a ceasefire had halted earlier violence. Government forces, who had withdrawn under the truce, are preparing to return to the area to restore order and safeguard institutions, Syrian officials said on Friday.
Bedouin residents dismantling their camp on Thursday. Pics/AFP
Renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, and government forces were preparing to deploy again to the area Friday after pulling out under a ceasefire agreement that halted several days of violence earlier this week, officials said.
Government security forces agreed with some of the Druze factions that they would re-enter the area to impose stability and protect state institutions, according to two Syrian officials who spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly.
Bedouin residents leave with their dog running alongside
Syrian government forces had largely pulled out of the Druze-majority southern province of Sweida after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze religious minority that threatened to unravel the country’s fragile post-war transition. However, clashes once again flared between the Druze and Bedouin groups in parts of Sweida province.
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