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The Syrian government says that fighting in Sweida was stopped after a ceasefire notification
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Bedouin fighters and its allies reportedly continued to conflict DRUZE WARRIERS In the Syrian province Sweida After being recaptured by the Southern City Draze fighters.
This is despite the order of the Syrian government to leave its arms to a conflict that has killed more than 900 people since last Sunday.
Syrian Interior Ministry said yesterday evening that the conflicts in Sweida were stopped after the intervention of their forces in the city.
In a mission at Nouleddine Al-Baba Telegram, Syrian internal minister spokesman, Sweida’s “all tribal fighters were evacuated and the clashes in the neighborhoods of the city were stopped.”
It came after the Syrian Presidency declared a ceasefire and immediately terminated hostility.
As a part of a US -mediated agreement, the agreement, which was approved by Israel, stopped Israeli military air strikes as long as DRUze citizens were protected. Nevertheless, it was reported that the fight continued in some parts of the Sweida province.
The armed tribes clashed with Draze fighters on Friday the day after the army was bombarded and withdrawn under the Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.
Syrian leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa accused Israel of the Syrian factional tensions of inflammation and pushed the country to a “dangerous stage with the open bombardment of government institutions in South and Damascus.
For context: Israel bombed the government forces in Sweida and Damascus at the beginning of this week to forcing them to withdraw their withdrawal after being accused of abstract executions and other abuse against Drze civilians.
We will have more about the variable security situation in Syria during the day, so stay on us.
