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Cautious Calm Returns to Syria’s Sweida After Bedouin Withdrawal Under US Ceasefire

Humanitarian convoys are moving into the city after Bedouin fighters withdrew under a U.S.-brokered truce, exposing the fragility of local security.

A member of the Syrian security forces stands along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to put an end to days of deadly sectarian bloodshed, in Sweida, Syria July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri/File Photo
A view shows a street in the village of Walgha, near an Internal Security Forces checkpoint working to prevent Bedouin fighters from advancing towards Sweida, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Sweida province, Syria July 19, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

Overview

  • The U.S.-mediated ceasefire declared July 19 led armed Bedouin clans to pull out of Sweida city by July 20, ending large-scale urban fighting.
  • Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa deployed government security forces to uphold the truce, though the units have been accused by monitors of committing summary executions.
  • Despite the city’s lull, sporadic gunfire and shelling continue in surrounding villages as Druze militias and tribal fighters remain on heightened alert.
  • The week of sectarian clashes has killed over 1,000 people and displaced more than 128,000 residents across Sweida province.
  • The Syrian Red Crescent and the Health Ministry have sent dozens of aid trucks carrying food, water and medicine to address severe shortages in beleaguered hospitals.