Mustafa Bakkur, governor of the province, on July 21, 2025, in the city of Izraa (Daraa province). (Credit: Caroline Hayek/L’Orient-Le Jour)
After several days of clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouins, a fragile cease-fire took effect Sunday in the province of Sweida, in southern Syria. Despite this lull, the already tenuous connection between Damascus — whose security forces intervened in support of Bedouin factions — and the Druze community appears to be broken.According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the violence has left more than 1,100 dead, including 427 fighters and 298 Druze civilians. On the other side, 354 government forces and 21 Bedouins were killed. According to the International Organization for Migration, nearly 128,000 people have been displaced by the violence and now fear they may never be able to return home.L'Orient-Le Jour spoke with Mustafa Bakkur, governor of Sweida, during his visit to the city of Izraa (Daraa province) on...
After several days of clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouins, a fragile cease-fire took effect Sunday in the province of Sweida, in southern Syria. Despite this lull, the already tenuous connection between Damascus — whose security forces intervened in support of Bedouin factions — and the Druze community appears to be broken.According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the violence has left more than 1,100 dead, including 427 fighters and 298 Druze civilians. On the other side, 354 government forces and 21 Bedouins were killed. According to the International Organization for Migration, nearly 128,000 people have been displaced by the violence and now fear they may never be able to return home.L'Orient-Le Jour spoke with Mustafa Bakkur, governor of Sweida, during his visit to the city of Izraa (Daraa province) on...
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