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Fragile Ceasefire in Sweida as Evacuations and War Crimes Probes Underway

Under a fragile truce, Syrian authorities are relocating Bedouin families to Deraa; probes into execution allegations have been launched following sectarian clashes that left hundreds dead.

People queue to get bread in Sweida, Syria, as hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Monday as part of a U.S.-backed truce meant to end days of bloodshed in southern Syria, state media and witnesses said, July 22, 2025. REUTERS/Fahed Kewan
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Morgue workers place the bodies of unidentified people killed during clashes between Bedouin clans and Druze militias, into plastic bags outside the National Hospital in Sweida, Syria, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fahd Kiwan)
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Overview

  • A U.S.-backed ceasefire that took hold on July 18 has paused fighting between Druze militias, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces in Sweida province.
  • The Syrian Red Crescent deployed 120 buses to move roughly 1,500 Bedouin families from Sweida to government-controlled Deraa under the evacuation plan.
  • Defence and interior ministries have formed committees to investigate field executions and other alleged violations by personnel in military fatigues.
  • The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights records more than 1,120 fatalities and the U.N.’s migration agency estimates over 128,500 people displaced since clashes began on July 13.
  • The U.S. State Department confirmed the execution of Syrian-American Hosam Saraya, intensifying international demands for justice and protections for minority communities.