Suweida

Cars and homes are destroyed and burned as a result of fierce clashes inside the city of Sweida between Bedouin tribes and Druze factions, which leave dozens of civilians and soldiers dead and trigger a large wave of displacement from the city in Sweida, Syria, on July 20, 2025.
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Human Rights Watch criticises Syria over a lack of accountability for sectarian violence in Suweida that killed hundreds of civilians in July.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2026
Bedouin families are being evacuated after violence in Suweida earlier this year
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Clashes have been ongoing in Suweida since July
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Military Units Deployed To Sweida After Armed Clashes Leave Over Thi
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Hikmat al-Hijri is one of the most influential Druze spiritual and political figures in Suweida
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Syria's Suweida province has been under the control of local militias since July [Getty]
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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani (C) watches as Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (L) greets US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack
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Many families who migrated from Suwayda took refuge in schools
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Sectarian Clashes Between Druze And Tribes In Sweida, Syria
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Sectarian Clashes Between Druze And Tribes In Sweida, Syria
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Israeli forces have moved into Syria's demilitarised zone
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The UN denounced massacres against Druze in the Suweida province
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