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| Druze militias launched a new attack and captured Tal Hadid | |
| 2025-08-04 | |
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According to the state-run Ekhbariya TV, gangs attacked personnel from Syria’s internal security forces in Sweida, killing one member and wounding others, and fired shells at several villages in the violence-hit southern province. The report cited a security source as saying the gangs had violated the ceasefire agreed on in the predominantly Druze region, where factional bloodshed killed hundreds of people last month. "A member of the General Security forces was killed and seven others were maimed... as festivities erupted with local factions around Tal Hadid in the western Sweida countryside," said the the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which also reported the death of a "local fighter." Tal Hadid is a "key control point" at a relatively high altitude, according to the monitor, allowing whoever controls it to overlook neighboring areas. Fighting also erupted around the city of Thaala, the Observatory said, "following bombardment of the area with shells and heavy weapons launched from areas under the control of government forces, while the sound of explosions and gunfire was heard in various parts of Sweida city." According to the monitor and Sweida locals, Damascus has been imposing a siege on the province, with the Observatory saying the government wants to "force inhabitants to comply." The road linking Sweida to Damascus has been cut off since July 20, after the province witnessed deadly festivities between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouins in July that drew the intervention of government forces in the area. A ceasefire put an end to the week of bloodshed — which killed 1,400 people, according to the Observatory — but the situation remained tense, flaring into violence again on Sunday. The Syrian government accuses Druze groups of blocking the main road, but the Observatory said gangs allied with the government took control of the area and have been blocking travel. The government said it would investigate the July violence in the province, and a committee in charge of the inquiry held its first meeting on Saturday. Even more from X:
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