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Fresh Clashes in Aleppo and Sweida Strain Syria’s Fragile Ceasefires

Fresh clashes in Aleppo and Sweida expose fractures in state control, obstructing humanitarian corridors.

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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Overview

  • On August 3, government-affiliated fighters and the Kurdish-led SDF exchanged fire near Manbij and Deir Hafer, wounding three civilians and four soldiers.
  • Druze militants attacked positions around Tal Hadid in western Sweida, killing at least four people, including three security officers, and breaking the July ceasefire.
  • Damascus and SDF spokespeople traded blame over the Aleppo skirmishes, highlighting weak coordination in the March integration agreement.
  • Humanitarian convoys into Sweida have struggled to reach tens of thousands of displaced residents after weeks of sectarian violence and renewed fighting.
  • The Israel Defense Forces conducted a ground operation in Quneitra’s Hader village, interrogating suspected weapons traffickers and seizing arms along the Golan border.