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Syria Declares End to Soueida Fighting Under U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire

Syrian security forces are moving into Soueida to protect civilians following the departure of tribal fighters

Des membres des forces de sécurité syriennes se déploient dans Walgha, près de Soueida, le 19 juillet 2025
De la fumée noire s'élève au-dessus des bâtiments dans la ville de Soueida, dans le sud de la Syrie, aprè des affrontements communautaires, le 19 juillet 2025
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Overview

  • The government announced Sunday that tribal combatants have withdrawn and city neighborhoods are now free of fighting under the ceasefire agreement
  • Local witnesses reported sporadic skirmishes on Soueida’s outskirts despite the formal truce
  • Interior Ministry spokesman Noureddine al-Baba said security forces have begun deploying to restore order and safeguard civilians
  • The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates nearly 940 people killed and the International Organization for Migration reports over 87,000 displaced since July 13
  • Israel’s foreign ministry delivered two million shekels in emergency aid to Druze communities and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has demanded independent investigations into alleged atrocities