Syria: New violence in Syria with dozens of dead in the south

Despite the efforts of more stability in the country, violence has broken out again in Syria. In the southern province of Suwaida, at least 40 people were killed in armed groups, as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported in the morning. Among them are 27 members of the Drusian minority and ten Bedouins. 50 people were also injured, some of them were life -threatening. The violence continued at night and early in the morning.

The Syrian Ministry of the Interior reported more than 30 fatalities and around 100 injuries in several communities. The government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa had taken control in Damascus after the fall of ruler Bashar al-Assad about half a year ago. Since then, it has been trying to produce stability in the country in which a civil war raged for more than ten years from 2011.

Unrest since robbery on Drusian young people

According to the observation site, the unrest began a few days ago by robbery on a drusian youth on the expressway between Damascus and Suwaida. Relatives of local trunks therefore built a checkpoint where they are said to have stopped the young man, brutally beat and robbed. Thereupon, Drusian fighter had kidnapped Bedouins, which finally led to violence in the area.

The Ministry of Defense sent military units to end violence. Some of the troops fought on the side of the Bedouins, the observation site said. The government’s soldiers are obliged to protect the civilian population, the ministry said. “The restoration of security and stability in Suwaida is a common responsibility between the state and its citizens.” They work with the Druze leaders and the governor of Suwaida to calm the situation.

New government had promised “Syria for everyone”

The new government has promised the denominational country with its approximately 23 million inhabitants a “Syria for everyone”. In the country and internationally, the protection of minorities is critically pursued. Since the new government started, sometimes hundreds of deaths have occurred to sometimes denominational violence, which continues to fuel fears among other things in Drusen, Alawites and Christians.

Three weeks ago, a previously unknown group of jihadists had claimed a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, in which at least 25 people were killed and more than 60 more injured. The Saraja Ansar al-Sunna group threatened to attack further attacks.