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Syria tribes clash with Druze fighters near Sweida: Combatants, monitor

AFP , Friday 18 Jul 2025

Armed tribes allied with Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters outside Sweida Friday a day after government troops withdrew from the Druze-majority city, the warring parties and a monitoring group said.

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This aerial photograph shows smoke rising above buildings in al-Mazraa village in Syria's southern Sweida governorate as clashes between fighters from Bedouin tribes and Druze gunmen continue. AFP

 

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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported "clashes west of Sweida pitting tribal fighters and Bedouin supported by the authorities on one side, against Druze fighters on the other". Combatants on both sides confirmed the exchange of fire to AFP correspondents.

Earlier, the Syrian presidency accused Druze fighters in Sweida of violating the ceasefire that led to the withdrawal of government forces from the southern province on Thursday.

The presidency also warned against "continued blatant Israeli interference in Syria's internal affairs, which only leads to further chaos and destruction and further complicates the regional situation".

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