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Despite truce, Syrian Bedouin commander says fighters mounting new offensive against Druze
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An aerial picture shows a view of Druze gunmen deploying in al-Dur village in Syria's southern Sweida governorate on July 17, 2025. (Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Syrian Bedouin fighters have launched a new offensive in Syria’s Sweida province against Druze fighters, a Bedouin military commander tells Reuters, despite a truce announced last night to end days of bloody fighting.
The commander says the truce only applies to government forces and not to them, and says the Bedouin fighters are seeking to free Bedouins detained by Druze armed groups in recent days.
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