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Fragile Truce in Suwaida as Aid Arrives After Deadly Sectarian Clashes

A US-mediated truce paused intense city fighting, allowing the first humanitarian trucks to arrive

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Strassenkontrolle in der Region Suwaida, Syrien

Overview

  • Israel and Syria agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire on July 19, halting Israeli airstrikes and government troop movements toward Suwaida city
  • The Syrian Interior Ministry reported that all tribal fighters withdrew from city neighborhoods, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says skirmishes persist in surrounding villages
  • Human rights monitors documented nearly 1,000 fatalities, including about 200 summary executions and decapitations during the week-long DruzeBedouin conflict
  • The Red Crescent dispatched 32 trucks carrying food, medicine, water and fuel—the first aid convoys to reach Suwaida since the clashes began
  • United Nations agencies warn nearly 80,000 people have been displaced and local water and power systems have collapsed, intensifying urgent relief and shelter needs