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.