Location at a glance: activists: 360 deaths in violence in Syria

After day -long violence in southern Syria, government troops have started Suwaida, according to activists with the deduction from the mostly lived in Drusen. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also stated at night that the number of fatalities had increased to 360 since the outbreak of violence on weekends. The number cannot be checked independently. The information from the observation center based in Great Britain, which pursues the conflict in Syria with a network of activists, are generally reliable.

According to media reports, the government announced that according to a new agreement on a ceasefire, all military missions immediately. In a declaration by the Ministry of Defense to withdraw the troops from Suwaida, however, the withdrawal of other security forces from the city was not mentioned. According to the reports, a committee of government officials and Drusian clergymen should monitor the implementation of the ceasefire.

USA expect the end of violence

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had previously said that the United States had spoken to everyone involved in the conflict. One had agreed on “concrete steps that should put an end to this disturbing and horrific situation” later on Wednesday evening. All parties would have to comply with the obligations they have received, wrote Rubio on the X.

After the outbreak of violence between Drusian militias and Sunni Bedouins in the province of Suwaida, the Syrian government had sent troops and other security forces. She declared that she wanted to provide stability and protect civilians. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the troops and security forces fought on the side of the Bedouins and against Drusian militias.

According to its own information, Israel then intervened to protect the Drusian minority. On Wednesday, the Israeli Air Force also bombed destinations in the capital Damascus, including on the grounds of the Ministry of Defense, where the military headquarters are located, as well as a destination near the Presidential Palace. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 15 members of the Syrian Ministry of Defense and Interior were killed in the Israeli air strikes.

Israel threatens to attack further attacks

The Israeli chief of staff Ejal Zamir explained that he had ordered further increase in the educational capacities in order to be able to strike more and to stop the attacks on the Drusen in Syria as required. Israel feels committed to protecting the druses, also because many of them serve in the Israeli military. They are a religious minority that emerged from Shiite Islam. The majority of you live in Syria, but also in Israel, Lebanon and Jordan. The Syrian province of Suwaida in the south is its stronghold.

On Wednesday, some Druze from Israel tried again to cross the border with Syria to support other drouses there. According to Israel’s army, “dozens of suspects” tried to get from Syria to Israel, controlled. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, these were Druze who were looking for protection in Israel.

UN Secretary General demands the end of the fights

UN Secretary General António Guterres called for an end to the fights. “He unequivocally condemns any violence against civilians, including reports on arbitrary killings and actions that begin denominational tensions,” said UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric. The incidents take the chance of peace and reconciliation to the Syrian people after fourteen years of brutal conflicts. Guterres also judges Israel’s attacks in the neighboring country and demands an immediate end of all injuries of Syrian sovereignty.

First of all, there was confusion about whether the ceasefire between druses, Bedouins and government troops was actually accepted from all sides. There was contradictory information from the Drusian leadership. One of her spiritual leaders, Jusuf Al-Jharbu, published the conditions of the ceasefire. According to this, Suwaida is to be integrated into the structures of the state and Damascus will receive control over the entire province.

Confusion about ceasefire

At the same time, the spiritual Drusen leader Hikmat al-Hidschri contradicted the fact that such a ceasefire had been agreed. He called fighters to continue to resist “criminal gangs”, which caused death and destruction in Suwaida. Suwaida must be “unconditionally” freed from these forces. There are no negotiations and no agreement with “armed gangs who call themselves a government”. A ceasefire in Syria had already been announced on Tuesday, but had contradicted Al-Hidschri. Soon after, new fights had occurred.