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Fighting Erupts in Syria’s Sweida and Aleppo, Testing Transitional Government’s Authority

Rising sectarian clashes in Sweida have killed security personnel, testing U.S.-mediated truces with Kurdish-led forces.

A Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria, Sunday, July 20, 2025. A burned-out vehicle is seen in the foreground. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
Bedouin fighters rest in the shade of a house as Syrian government security forces block them from entering Sweida province, in Busra al-Harir village, southern Syria, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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A Bedouin fighter rides a motorcycle as the sun sets over the village of Busra al-Harir, southern Syria, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Overview

  • Government-affiliated fighters and Druze militias clashed in Sweida on August 3, killing at least one Syrian security member and wounding several combatants.
  • In Aleppo province, exchanges of fire between government troops and the Syrian Democratic Forces around Manbij and Deir Haffar injured civilians and soldiers.
  • Israeli ground forces conducted an operation in Quneitra province along the Golan Heights, detaining suspected weapons traffickers and seizing arms caches.
  • Renewed violence has shattered recent ceasefires in southern and northeastern Syria, undermining interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s efforts to assert control.
  • Humanitarian access to Sweida remains limited as tens of thousands of displaced residents face shortages of food, shelter and medical aid.