Clashes between Druz and Bedouin in the south kill dozens

Dozens of people were killed in armed clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribal fighters and militias of Druz in southern Syria, according to reports in local media.

Violence erupted in the prevailing urban city in Suwisa province on Sunday, two days after it is reported that the Druze merchant was abducted on the highway near Damascus.

The interior ministry said the security forces were located to restore peace, but the battles continue in the western parts of the province on Monday.

This is the latest outbreak of the deadly sectarian violence in the country after the Islamist rebel forces led by Islamist Downloads President Bashar al-Assad in December.

The numerous minority communities in Syria – including Druza, whose religion is a shoot of Shiite Islam with their own unique identity and beliefs – expressed concerns about the promises of the new authorities to protect them.

The exact number of deaths from this last battle is unclear. The local activist outlet, the management news Suwayda 24, said the “dozens” of people were killed in the fighting and more than 200 were injured.

The country’s interior ministry said earlier 30 people were killed while the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR) – based in the UK monitoring group – also reports dozens of deaths – including children, Bedouins and members of the Syrian Defense Forces.

The BBC is not able to independently check these figures.

The Israeli military on Monday said they had attacked several tanks, which he believed was heading to Suwaida.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) wrote to Telegram that tanks are potentially a threat to Israel and that it will continue to monitor the situation in southern Syria.

Channel 14 of Israel said the attack came after “suspicious movements”, which suggest that the tanks are heading for a zone inhabited by Druza.

Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has previously promised to defend himself Drui’s religious minority during the outbreaks of sectarian violence in Syria.

The clashes on Sunday between the Bedouin tribes and the militias of DRUS began in the Al-Macquas neighborhood in the city of Subitis.

It is reported that the area inhabited by Bedouin was surrounded and later seized by Armed fighters of Druza.

The fight soon spread to other parts of the province of Subitida, with tribes according to tribes launched attacks against the cities and villages of Druz in the western and northern suburbs of the city.

Sor said that the cities of Sumai and Makraa were fired and that the residents of the village of Tyra fled after armed men entered the outskirts and set fire to several homes.

On Monday, the Suwayda 24 reported that another fight had erupted in the western province of Suweweida after drones attacked villages at the same time as governmental forces were located in the nearby areas of Eastern Draa Province.

Violence broke a short period of calm after mediation between Bedouin and Druz leaders, which, according to the reports, took place on Sunday night. According to Suwayda 24, this led to the release of people abducted from both sides during Sunday clashes.

Shortly after the start of the fighting, the Interior Ministry of Syria said: “This dangerous escalation comes in the light of the lack of relevant official institutions, leading to a deterioration of chaos, the collapse of the situation with the security and inability of the local community to manage the crisis, despite the repeated calls for peace.”

He added that the interior ministry forces, in coordination with the Ministry of Defense, would “start direct intervention in the area to end the conflict and to impose order.”

The governor of Suvida, Mustafa Al Bakku, called on his voters to “exercise self -restraint and to respond to national calls for reform.”

Several Syrian friend leaders also liked each other for peace.

In early May, more than 130 people were killed in clashes between Druz’s artillerymen, security forces and allied Sunni Islamist fighters in two suburbs of the capital Damascus and Suwaida Province.

As a result of this battle, the government has reached an agreement with Druze Militias to hire local security forces in the province of Suweida from their ranks.