Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Sweida after week of clashes

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Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Sweida after week of clashes  Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, bringing a cautious calm as humanitarian convoys reportedly make their way to the area.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/20/clashes-continue-in-sweida-as-ceasefire-struggles-to-hold  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Syria's government on Sunday said clashes in the southern city of Sueda have stopped

00:05following a week of fighting that left hundreds of people dead.

00:10Syria's armed Bedouin clans announced they had withdrawn from Sueda and the U.S. brokered

00:15ceasefire deal reached by the government, Druze groups and the Bedouin tribes on Saturday

00:21appeared to be holding.

00:23The ceasefire came as clashes between militias of the Druze religious minority and the Sunni

00:28Muslim clans, threatening Syria's fragile post-war transition.

00:33Israel had also launched dozens of airstrikes in the Druze-majority Sueda province, targeting

00:39government forces who had effectively sided with the Bedouins.

00:43According to local officials, the violence was sparked by a series of tit-for-tat kidnappings

00:48in towns and villages in Sueda province, which later spread to the city.

00:53The UN estimates that more than 87,000 people have been displaced in Sueda since July 12,

00:58due to the heavy fighting.

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