Overview

• Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin tribes exchanged fire again outside Sweida less than 24 hours after government troops withdrew under a US-, Turkey- and Arab-brokered ceasefire.
• A Syrian interior ministry spokesperson said security forces would re-enter Sweida to restore order, risking a fresh escalation of sectarian violence.
• Israel conducted overnight airstrikes on government positions in Sweida province and pledged nearly $600,000 in humanitarian aid for the embattled Druze community.
• Nearly 600 people have died over four days of fighting that left homes burned, shops looted and water and power services severed.
• The United Nations and international mediators have urged an independent investigation and renewed dialogue to secure lasting peace.