On Tuesday, the death toll from clashes between local armed groups and tribal militants in Sweida, southern Syria, rose to around 100 fatalities, with over 200 injured, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
News agency reports indicated that the clashes are concentrated around the axis of Kanaker village and in the towns of Al-Thaaleh and Al-Mazra’a, involving armed groups against forces that include Bedouin tribes and other formations.
Residents of Sweida had issued a statement earlier yesterday, Monday, expressing their pain over what they described as unchecked violence and weapons from all sides. They called for a collective conscience, prioritizing wisdom over emotion, and resorting to the law.
They urged listening to “the voice of wisdom, preserving the city’s fabric and security, and rejecting the transformation of its neighborhoods into battlefields,” emphasizing that “the blood of our sons is more precious than any conflict.”
