Syrian government says fighting in Sweida halted after ceasefire declaration – Middle East crisis live

Syria struggling to contain sectarian clashes after forces intervene in fight between Bedouin and Druze fightersThe Druze, who follow an offshoot of Shia Islam, are an Arabic-speaking religious minority in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the occupied Golan Heights. They make up the majority of the population of the southern Sweida province in Syria. Many Druze who live in Israel are loyal to the Israeli state because of participation in the country’s military service.As my colleague William Christou notes in this story, the Druze have been negotiating with the Islamist-led authorities in Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in an attempt to achieve autonomy. Continue reading...

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