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Ceasefire Holds in Syria’s Sweida as Bedouin Fighters Withdraw under US Mediation

Syrian security forces have entered Sweida city as humanitarian convoys prepare to assist over 87,000 displaced residents.

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

  • Bedouin tribal fighters pulled out of Sweida city on July 19 in compliance with a US-brokered ceasefire between President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • Interior Ministry spokesperson Nour al-Dean Baba confirmed that Syrian Internal Security Forces have deployed across Suwayda province to protect civilians and enforce the truce.
  • The US-mediated agreement halted a week of sectarian clashes that claimed at least 940 lives and stopped further Israeli airstrikes intended to defend the Druze minority.
  • Sporadic gunfire and mortar attacks continue in outlying villages, underscoring challenges to fully implementing the ceasefire outside Sweida city.
  • United Nations figures show more than 87,000 people displaced by the violence, with convoys from the Syrian Red Crescent and other agencies on standby to deliver vital aid.