Air strikes against its government forces Syria around the city of Sweden, announced the Israelas they entered the primarily Druzian city, after two days of bloody religious conflicts.
The Syrian government forces executed 19 Druzo citizens after entering the city of Sueida, southern Syria, where terrorist residents have spoken of many cases of blackmail, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Syrian forces were developed in this morning in this city, which has been under the control of local fighters. This action was a clear attempt by the Damascus Islamist government to expand its power in the region, following the conflicts between Druzo and Bedouin, of which more than 100 people have been killed by Sunday.
For its part, Israel, who says he wants to defend the Druzon community, bombed the government forces after entering the sue, a city of 150,000 inhabitants. Syria denounced the blows and stated that it considers Israel responsible for the “consequences”.
The Syrian Observatory reported that 12 Drouz civilians were “executed” on the spot by government forcesafter “attacked and occupied” an inn. A non -verified video circulating online shows at least 10 bloodthirsty people, politically, in the inn and some of them are lying on the ground.
The NGO added that an armed group linked to government forces executed “four Druze citizens, including one woman” in a neighboring village while Another group killed three men in front of their mother’s eyes, Near a roundabout, north of suede.
A correspondent from the French agency who entered the suede after the Syrian forces saw corpses on the ground. Occasionally there were a fire in the city that was deserted, as traffic was banned.
“I’m in the center of the suede,” said a resident who is locked up in his home by phone. “Performers are being made, homes and shops are burned, theft and looting are being made. A friend who resides in the western suburbs told me that they came into his house, expelled the family after seizing their cell phones and set fire home, “said the man, who did not want to reveal his details.
“Government forces have entered the city under the pretext that they will restore security (…) but unfortunately they are engaged in barbaric practices,” said Rayan Maaruf, the editor -in -chief of the local Suwayda 24 website, referring to “dozens” dead.
American envoy to Syria, Tom Barack, described violence in the Sueida area as “alarming” And he assured that he was working “with all sides” to restore calm.
Druzo’s clashes with the Bedouins in the past few days killed 116 people, of whom 64 were Druzo – mainly fighters, but there were also two women and two children – 18 Bedouins and 34 members of the security forces.
Syrian authorities announced in the morning that a “full ceasefire” was achieved but the situation still seems confusing. The religious leaders of the Drussians have been conflicting with appeals, with most asking local fighters to deposit the weapons and one asking them to continue the battle.
Over 200 dead
The Syrian Syrian Human Rights Organization published a heavier report of victims in the conflict in Swaida province (south) yesterday. referring to 203 dead from the outbreak of conflict on Sunday Among the communities of Drouz and Bedouins, followed by the development of forces of the de facto authorities in the area.
“The death toll due to battles and executions by summary procedures in Swaida since Sunday morning is 203,” the NGO said.
These are 92 Droussians, including 21 citizens who were executed by summary procedures by the forces of the Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs, 93 members of the government forces and 18 Bedouins, according to the same source.