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Syrian security forces are deploying to the troubled province of Suwayda after days of inter-ethnic fighting in which hundreds of people have been killed, the country's interior ministry says.
Clashes between Druze groups and Bedouin tribes have continued in Suwayda since last week, threatening the stability of the government in Damascus as it attempts to exert control over Syria's complex and volatile sectarian landscape.
The violence prompted Israel to launch strikes against Syrian government forces, which it says are to protect the Druze, who are a sizable minority in both countries. Israel has also expressed concern about the new Islamist-led government in Syria, despite contacts between the two to ensure security.
Both Bedouin and Druze groups issued statements indicating they were prepared to accept the ceasefire, but a Druze faction demanded that the Bedouins leave Suwayda.
Geo-tagged video showed ongoing clashes in the western parts of the city of Suwayda. Security forces were present in rural areas to the west, but not in the city itself, the scene of the heaviest fighting.
Interior Ministry spokesman Nour al-Dean Baba said, “Following the bloody events caused by outlawed groups… Internal Security Forces have begun deploying to Suwayda province as part of a national mission with the main goal of protecting civilians and restoring order.”
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