GENEVA – The most recent violence in Suwayda governorate in southern Syria has reportedly resulted in the deaths of dozens, including women and children, and the injury of more than one hundred others, with clashes reportedly ongoing.
A conflict between Bedouin tribal forces and local armed groups drawn from the Druze community has escalated significantly in recent days, drawing the deployment of Syrian Interim government security and military forces to the city and prompting a series of Israeli-claimed airstrikes. Local residents have reported killings, abductions, burning of properties, and looting, as well as an increase in incitement and hate speech online and in person. The interim Ministry of Defence has reported at least 18 soldiers have been killed.
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Source: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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