Syria's Sweida province saw a hard-fought pause in violence after eight days of intense clashes. A ceasefire agreement, brokered with U.S. mediation between Syria and Israel, has brought a fragile calm—but it has come at a steep cost.
Over 2,000 Arab Sunni Bedouin families have fled from Sweida to neighboring Daraa province, leaving behind almost everything. Eyewitnesses recount their desperate exit with nothing but the clothes on their backs 😢, underscoring the deep human impact of conflict.
The ceasefire calls for the withdrawal of armed tribal fighters and government security forces from Sweida, alongside plans for humanitarian aid deliveries, prisoner exchanges, and the establishment of a UN-led fact-finding mission to investigate the recent violence.
Human rights advocates are sounding the alarm, warning that this mass displacement may trigger a dramatic demographic shift reminiscent of earlier wartime movements in Syria. The pressing questions now are whether the ceasefire can hold amid deep-seated tensions and if the displaced families will eventually be allowed to return.
As the region takes a collective breath, we remain tuned in to see if lasting peace will eventually prevail 🕊️.
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Ceasefire holds in Syria's Sweida, 2,000 Bedouin families displaced
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