Ceasefire Holds in Syria's Sweida Amid Tensions with Druze Community
TL;DR
After a week of deadly violence involving armed clashes, bombardment, and airstrikes that killed over 1,000 people and displaced 128,000, a tense calm has returned to Syria's Sweida province following the withdrawal of fighters and a ceasefire agreement. Humanitarian aid is being dispatched amid ongoing shortages and infrastructure damage, with international calls for peace and stability in the region.
- ‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence The Guardian
- Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, Damascus says truce holding Reuters
- Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after fighting AJC.com
- Ceasefire in southern Syria appears to be holding as US demands Damascus end violence CNN
- Who Are the Druse? The Religious Minority at the Center of Israel and Syria’s Tensions The New York Times
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