Syria’s government sent troops this week to the predominantly Druze city to quell fighting between Bedouins and Druze, but the violence escalated until a ceasefire was declared. “If there were hopes over the last three hours that the ceasefire was going to hold, this is looking increasingly shaky, as the government has now said it’s going to redeploy forces in Sweida,” explains France 24’s Philip Turle.
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