Since last weekend, more than 350 people have died in violent clashes in Sweida province, in southern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an organization that monitors the war in the country
The fighting began on Sunday and resulted in the deaths of 79 Druze fighters (an ethno-religious group in the region), 55 civilians (27 of whom were killed in summary executions by members of the Syrian Defense and Interior Ministries), 189 members of those ministries, and 18 Bedouin fighters.
The Observatory had initially reported the death toll at 300.
BREAKING: Syrian Islamists have no surrounded Sweida”s national hospital, basically cutting off the hospital.
? Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) July 16, 2025
Where is the media”pic.twitter.com/XMBUOze4Ad
The Islamist regime of Syria has entered the southern city of Sweida and is currently attacking the Druze and Christian population.
? Dr. Maalouf – (@realMaalouf) July 15, 2025
Sweida is the only place in Syria where Christians and Druze can live free of Sharia law. They are now facing genocide at the hands of these? pic.twitter.com/dWF1ES4rDp
Islamists affiliated with the new Syrian government have vandalized and burned the Saint Michael (Mar Michael) Church in Sweida, Syria. pic.twitter.com/XkTUvQcr8A
? Ridvan Aydemir | Apostate Prophet – (@ApostateProphet) July 16, 2025
*Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:*
? Eli Afriat “”? (@EliAfriatISR) July 16, 2025
“My fellow Druze citizens of Israel, the situation in Sweida, the situation in southwestern Syria, is very serious.
The IDF is working, the Air Force is working, other forces are working. We are working to save our Druze brothers and to? pic.twitter.com/vrIKpSNfG9
Among the victims was Hassan al-Zaabi, a media worker.
According to the Syrian journalists’ union, he was shot dead by “outlaw gangs” in Sweida while working, but it was not disclosed which media outlet he worked for.
Furthermore, the Observatory, which is based in the UK and collects information from sources inside Syria, reported that 15 members of the Defense and Interior Ministries were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the south of the country.
Published in 07/17/2025 03h16
Text adapted by AI (Grok) and translated via Google API in the English version. Images from public image libraries or credits in the caption.
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