Overview

• US envoy Thomas Barrack announced that Israel and Syria agreed to a ceasefire on Friday under US mediation.
• AFP journalists reported isolated rocket strikes and gunfire in Suwaida city despite the truce.
• Druze militias completed the recapture of Suwaida city by Saturday while Syrian transitional government forces remain on the outskirts.
• Israeli airstrikes on government positions, aimed at protecting the Druze minority, helped compel Syrian forces to withdraw from border areas.
• Tens of thousands have been displaced and the Red Cross warns of critical shortages of food, water, electricity and medical care in the province.