The announcement was made by US Envoy to Turkey and Syria Tom Barrack as Druze groups and members of the Bedouin continued to clash in Syria’s southern Sweida province, displacing tens of thousands of people amid a worsening humanitarian crisis
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Israel and Syria agreed to reach a ceasefire early on Saturday after a week-long fight between the Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes and armed groups from the Druze minority, killing over 300 people.
The announcement was made by US Envoy to Turkey and Syria Tom Barrack as Druze groups and members of the Bedouin continued to clash in Syria’s southern Sweida province, displacing tens of thousands of people amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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Earlier this week, Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus and hit government forces in the south, demanding they withdraw and saying that Israel aimed to protect Syrian Druze – part of a small but influential minority that also has members in Lebanon and Israel.
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