Illustrative image. (Syrian Arab News Agency)
Tensions remain high in the southern Syrian governorate of al-Suwayda as of July 22, with reports of ongoing clashes in the countryside and more war crimes.
The clashes are focused in the town of Umm al-Zaytun in the northern countryside of al-Suwayda. Tribal forces, reportedly including troops from Syria’s Islamist-led government, maintain a presence within the town. However, Druze fighters have so far managed to prevent them from advancing towards the key town of Shahba to the south.
While the ceasefire announced by the United States four days ago failed to bring peace to the countryside of al-Suwadya, the situation in the city, which is controlled by the Druze, remains calm.
The battle in al-Suwaday is clearly still far from being over. More videos documenting war crimes committed by government and tribal forces continue to surface online. The videos mostly show the execution of Druze civilians. Some of the victims were set on fire or even decapitated.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the battle in al-Suwayda, which broke out exactly a week earlier, has so far claimed the lives of at least 1,265 people, including 194 Druze civilians who were executed by government forces. The real death toll is likely much higher.
Major differences remain between the two sides. The government is still determined to deploy its forces in all of al-Suwadya. On the other hand, the spiritual leadership of the Druze wants all government forces to withdraw from the governorate.
Meanwhile, Israel, which intervened in support of the Druze at the start of the battle, appears to have its own agenda. It is either using the Druze to mount more pressure on the Syrian government, hoping for even more concessions, or more blatantly looking to divide the war-torn country.
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yeah and . clueless idiot
unity is the main threat to israhell and their dog usa
tragedy for syria. remember this is a product of zionist swine and their takfiri useful idiots. where this tribe ventures, it always leave a trail of destruction and misery. druze of suwayda led the anti assad revolts in daraa with israeli and british agents. now they are facing retirbution but israel still trying to exploit this to steal syrian land. this is the western shit system at its best
no one was an idiot, everyone knew exactly what they were supporting. the trafficker of yazidi girls and the rabid psychopath jolani. it’s like putting a rabid dog in charge of an animal shelter and hiring a pedophile in a kindergarten.
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genocidal hts would deserve to see israeli settlers smell syria’s gas wealth. israeli settlers, those are the ones whose women shoot better than the men. then to see how hts kidnaps women and girls (armed, crazy, dangerous and psychopathic women deathley and dangerous more than any man, which is common in poland and ukraine)…
then the settlers would say, “ladies first!” and their women would shoot like hannie schaft and not like turkish mercenaries.
are you claiming that the settler women and girls (khazar women and polish women) each have 15 children and five rifles, one cannon, and two machine guns?
this are isil supported by israel . they are shouting allahu akbar and beahding and killing . this are not muslim this are the people who follow muwaiya yazid khalid ibn walid and umar who follow the pagan style nature . they do everything against islam
what is the fuss all about ? the greater israel project needs the druze villages lands to make a highway to invade iran . the genocide sorcery cult that commands most of the worlds governments wants control of all energy resources . meanwhile , the worlds people are sick of it . free palestine !