From Reuters.
View of Sweida amid reports of fighting between Druze armed groups and Bedouin fighters.
Earlier on July 15, an influential Druze leader, Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri, issued a statement accusing Syrian government forces of breaching a ceasefire and bombarding the city and called on fighters to confront government troops.
Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in the Sweida region of southern Syria, saying it was acting to protect the Druze minority and vowing to ensure the area near the Israeli border remained demilitarized.
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