{"id":20241,"date":"2025-07-14T12:55:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=20241"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:55:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:55:55","slug":"syria-deploys-army-to-suwayda-after-deadly-clashes-between-druze-and-bedouins-leave-40-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/14\/syria-deploys-army-to-suwayda-after-deadly-clashes-between-druze-and-bedouins-leave-40-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria Deploys Army to Suwayda After Deadly Clashes Between Druze and Bedouins Leave 40 Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-On Monday, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced the deployment of military forces in the southern city of Suwayda, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes, which left 40 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1408\">These violent confrontations underscore the security challenges still facing Syria\u2019s transitional authorities, who came to power after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December, particularly in asserting control over volatile regions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1590\">Deadly incidents had already occurred in Syria\u2019s coastal regions in March, and clashes erupted in April near Damascus between Druze fighters and regime security forces.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1742\">According to both the Observatory and the local platform Suwayda 24, fighting remains ongoing in several villages in western Suwayda province.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1812\">The Syrian Observatory reported that the 40 fatalities included:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1942\">\n<li data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1859\">\n<p data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1859\">27 Druze, among them two children,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1880\">\n<p data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1880\">10 Bedouins,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1912\">\n<p data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"1912\">3 unidentified persons,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1913\" data-end=\"1942\">\n<p data-start=\"1915\" data-end=\"1942\">Plus around 50 wounded.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"2039\">The Ministry of Defense confirmed a death toll of over 30, with nearly 100 injured.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2143\">In a statement, the ministry said it had begun, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2144\" data-end=\"2287\">\n<li data-start=\"2144\" data-end=\"2204\">\n<p data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2204\">Deploy specialized military units to affected areas,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2256\">\n<p data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2256\">Establish safe corridors for civilians, and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2287\">\n<p data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2287\">Swiftly end the clashes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20244\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/60-1.jpg\" alt=\"Deadly incidents had already occurred in Syria\u2019s coastal regions in March, and clashes erupted in April near Damascus between Druze fighters and regime security forces.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/60-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/60-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/60-1-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/60-1-780x470.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to the Syrian Observatory, the clashes began Saturday after Bedouin gunmen kidnapped a Druze vegetable vendor, setting up roadblocks on the Suwayda\u2013Damascus highway. This quickly escalated into mutual kidnappings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2336\">Triggering Incident and Background<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2577\">According to the Syrian Observatory, the clashes began Saturday after Bedouin gunmen kidnapped a Druze vegetable vendor, setting up roadblocks on the Suwayda\u2013Damascus highway. This quickly escalated into mutual kidnappings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2694\">Suwayda 24 later reported that captives from both sides were released Sunday night, but tensions remained high.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2696\" data-end=\"2904\">The Observatory linked the flare-up to sectarian tensions that have simmered since April, when Druze fighters clashed with security forces and allied Sunni Bedouin gunmen near Damascus and in Suwayda.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2911\" data-end=\"2953\">Security Vacuum and State Response<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"3165\">The Ministry of Defense blamed a \u201cvacuum in state institutions\u201d for fueling the violence, stating that the lack of formal security presence in the region had hindered previous de-escalation efforts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3167\" data-end=\"3433\">Interior Minister Anas Khattab echoed this on X (formerly Twitter), noting that \u201cthe absence of military and security institutions is a primary cause of the ongoing unrest in Suwayda,\u201d and stressed the need to restore law and order to ensure civil peace.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3635\">The Ministry of Interior also confirmed that it would begin deploying forces in coordination with the army, adding that the current clashes were the result of \u201caccumulated tensions\u201d over time.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3642\" data-end=\"3683\">Political and Religious Reactions<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3685\" data-end=\"3897\">Suwayda\u2019s governor Mustafa al-Bakkour urged calm and dialogue, praising local and tribal leaders for their mediation efforts and stating that \u201cthe state will not tolerate threats to citizens\u2019 safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3899\" data-end=\"3994\">Druze religious leaders called for restraint and appealed to Damascus for intervention.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3996\" data-end=\"4264\">Following the Assad government&#8217;s ouster, the international community and Western envoys had urged Syria&#8217;s new leadership \u2014 an Islamist-leaning transitional authority \u2014 to protect minority communities, ensure their inclusion, and prevent sectarian violence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15612\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oo55.jpg\" alt=\"The Ministry of Defense blamed a \u201cvacuum in state institutions\u201d for fueling the violence, stating that the lack of formal security presence in the region had hindered previous de-escalation efforts.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oo55.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oo55-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/oo55-768x602.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suwayda\u2019s governor Mustafa al-Bakkour urged calm and dialogue, praising local and tribal leaders for their mediation efforts and stating that \u201cthe state will not tolerate threats to citizens\u2019 safety.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"4271\" data-end=\"4308\">Rising Fears Among Minorities<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4310\" data-end=\"4466\">In June, a suicide bombing at a church in Damascus killed 25 people, an attack blamed on ISIS, further stoking fears among religious minorities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4468\" data-end=\"4793\">There are over 1 million Druze across the Levant, concentrated in mountain regions in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan.<br data-start=\"4600\" data-end=\"4603\" \/>In Syria, they number around 700,000, primarily residing in Suwayda province, with smaller communities in Jaramana and Sahnaya near Damascus, and a limited presence in Idlib.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4795\" data-end=\"4926\">Following the April clashes, Israel launched airstrikes in Syria, warning Damascus against any harm to the Druze community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-On Monday, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced the deployment of military forces in the southern city of Suwayda, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes, which left 40 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 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