Almost 80,000 displaced by southern Syria violence, UN says

By AFP 18 July 2025, 7:37 pm

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A fighter from Bedouin tribe walks past a burnt vehicle in al-Mazraa village in Syria's southern Sweida governorate, July 18, 2025. (Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Nearly 80,000 people have been displaced by sectarian violence in southern Syria that began last week, the UN’s migration agency says.

In a statement, the International Organization for Migration says “79,339 people have been displaced since 13 July, including 20,019 on 17 July,” adding that water, electricity, and telecomms services in Sweida had “collapsed” and fuel shortages had crippled transportation and emergency logistics.