6 killed in clashes between Druze and Bedouin tribes in southern Syrian city

Clashes between Bedouin tribes and local fighters in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria killed six people, local media report.

Citing medical sources, local outlet Sweida 24 gives a preliminary toll of six people killed, “including a child, and about 20 wounded as a result of armed clashes and mutual shelling in the Maqus neighborhood east of Sweida city.”

Syrian authorities do not immediately comment on the incident.

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