Syrian troops move into Suwayda
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US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack announced the internationally brokered ceasefire agreement, which included direct participation from al-Sharaa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The deal was supported by the United States and endorsed by Turkey, Jordan, and neighboring countries.
Security units have already started their deployment in and around southern province to enforce terms of ceasefire, according to Syrian state-run news agency SANA - Anadolu Ajansı
Yara Saad* moved to Erbil full of hope for her future and plans to support her family in Suwayda, the Druze-majority province in southern Syria, but all her dreams have been ripped to shreds as violent clashes between armed Druze groups and Bedouin tribes tear through her hometown.
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Al Jazeera on MSNSyria declares new Suwayda ceasefire, deploys forces to ‘restore security’Israeli intervention ‘reignited tensions’, with fighting ‘a dangerous turning point’, President al-Sharaa said.
Steps taken by the state in Suwayda were aimed at protecting civilians and preventing the conflict from escalating further,' says Hamza al-Mustafa - Anadolu Ajansı
AS-SUWAYDA] The southern Syrian province of As-Suwayda has once again surged to the forefront of the national crisis, this time with reports of field massacres and tribal clashes between Druze and Bedouins.
The Jolani administration announced the deployment of internal security forces in Syria’s Suwayda province on Saturday, claiming the move aims to restore order amid ongoing armed confrontations with tribal fighters who reject the terms of a newly brokered ceasefire.
Clashes have continued between Druze fighters and tribal groups in Syria’s southern province of Suwayda, pushing the death toll to over 900 despite an internationally sponsored ceasefire announced earlier in the day,
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Al Jazeera on MSNIsrael hits Syrian army HQ, near Damascus palace as Suwayda fighting ragesIsrael has struck the headquarters of the Syrian Ministry of Defence and close to the presidential palace in the capital Damascus, dramatically escalating on another military front in the region, and following through on its threats to intervene over clashes between government troops and Druze fighters in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda.
The death toll in Syria’s southern province of Suwayda has climbed to 718 amid fierce clashes between armed tribal factions and militant groups linked to the Joulani government, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
On Wednesday, state media declared the army’s withdrawal marked the end of operations against “outlaw groups.” A ten‑point cease‑fire agreement was read on national television by Sheikh Youssef Jarboua, one of Syria’s top Druze clerics.