Overview
- The Syrian government has ordered its forces to return to Sweida after accusing local Druze militias of breaching the ceasefire agreement.
- Bedouin Sunni tribes launched fresh attacks to free detained members, reigniting the sectarian fighting that prompted government intervention.
- Israel, which struck targets in Damascus and Sweida to defend its Druze minority, has signaled approval for the Syrian redeployment while maintaining its own forces on alert.
- Under a truce brokered July 16–17, government checkpoints were removed and Druze-led security posts took their place before violence resumed.
- More than 350 people have been killed in the clashes and airstrikes, and humanitarian groups warn that continued violence and displacement are deepening Sweida’s crisis.