Deployed two days after clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters
Syrian troops enter Sweida after two days of clashes
The troops’ deployment comes after the Druze spiritual leadership, which had resisted any deployment of Syrian troops there, urged Druze fighters to lay down their arms and allow government forces in.
Tuesday 15/07/2025
Deployed two days after clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters
SWEIDA - Syrian troops entered the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday following two days of clashes, the first time government forces have deployed to the city since an Islamist-led government seized power over the country in December.
The deployment came after the Druze spiritual leadership, which had resisted any deployment of Syrian troops there, urged Druze fighters to lay down their arms and allow government forces in.