Overview
- Human Rights Watch reported 86 apparently unlawful civilian killings in Sweida, identifying 67 Druze and 19 Bedouin victims.
- Eyewitnesses cited by the group accused government forces of summary killings and the destruction of civilian property.
- Accounts also described government-backed Bedouin groups looting homes and kidnapping people, while Druze militias carried out revenge raids detaining Bedouin civilians.
- The United Nations estimated about 187,000 people were displaced by the late-July violence after clashes between Druze-affiliated militias and local Bedouin clans.
- Syrian authorities announced detentions and an inquiry in September, extended the reporting deadline in November, and have not begun any trials, prompting HRW to urge senior-level accountability and security-sector reform.