Article 6YS00 ‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence

‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence

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Jennifer Rankin and agencies
from World news | The Guardian on (#6YS00)

More than 1,000 people estimated to have been killed after clashes between Bedouin and Druze groups

An uneasy calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, after fighters withdrew following a week of violence estimated to have killed more than 1,000 people.

Local people told news agencies the area was calm after Syria's Islamist-led government said Bedouin fighters had left the predominantly Druze city.

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