18.07.2025 07:40
In Suwayda province in southern Syria, where a ceasefire was established yesterday between the Damascus government and local armed groups, clashes have resumed between Bedouin Arabs and Druze groups, while Israeli warplanes targeted the Bedouin groups.
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In Sweida, where a Druze-dominated population lives, the rising tension due to local armed groups forcibly displacing numerous Bedouin Arab families, killing and injuring some, turned into armed conflict by the evening.
8 VILLAGES CHANGED HANDS
Armed Bedouin Arab groups clashed with Druze groups and regained the villages of Mezrea, Tayra, Sama Hanidat, Sama, Eldor, Taara, Devriyye, and Karasa located in the west of Sweida.
ISRAEL STRUCK THE VILLAGE CAPTURED BY BEDOUIN ARABS
Meanwhile, many drones belonging to Israel were conducting reconnaissance in the Syrian skies, while warplanes carried out an airstrike on the village of Mezraa, which had come under the control of Bedouin Arabs, at 20:40 local time. Syrian security forces, which did not intervene in the clashes and left Sweida last night, are trying to prevent the escalation of conflicts by establishing new road checkpoints on the Dera-Sweida road. The Syrian official news agency SANA also reported in the evening that Israeli warplanes had attacked the rural areas of Sweida.
HARSH REACTION FROM THE DAMASCUS ADMINISTRATION
The Syrian Presidency stated, "Israel's blatant interventions in Syria's internal affairs are leading to more chaos and complicating the regional scene."
ISRAEL DENIES THE ATTACK
In response to a question from AA correspondent to the Israeli army spokesperson, "Was there an attack by the Israeli army on the Sweida region of Syria or anywhere else?" the spokesperson replied, "We are not aware of any attack." Israeli media also reported, based on the Israeli army, that no attack was carried out on Sweida and that the army "denied" these reports.
BEDOUIN ARABS ARE FLEEING THE REGION
It is estimated that one-third of the Bedouin Arabs in Sweida province have left the region since the clashes began on June 13. After the agreement reached yesterday between the Damascus administration and Druze armed groups, many families, fearing revenge actions, were forcibly displaced from their locations and began heading towards the Dera and Quneitra provinces.
CONFLICTS IN SWEIDA AND ISRAEL'S ATTACKS
Small-scale clashes began on July 13 between Bedouin Arab tribes and Druze armed groups in Sweida province in southern Syria. Dozens of soldiers were killed in the attacks by Druze groups on the Syrian security forces deployed to the region. After the clashes between security forces and local armed Druze groups escalated, a ceasefire was established between the parties.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE DIED
The ceasefire was quickly broken, while the Israeli army carried out attacks targeting Syrian security forces. The Israeli air force struck the Syrian presidential complex, the General Staff, and the Ministry of Defense on July 16.
On the same day in Sweida, a ceasefire was re-established between the government and local groups, while Israeli warplanes carried out attacks on Damascus and Dera. It is estimated that hundreds of people have lost their lives in the clashes and Israeli attacks in Sweida, where security forces have withdrawn.
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