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Syria: Ceasefire reached between government forces and Druze in Sweida
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
The official Syrian news agency announces that a ceasefire has been reached in the Druze-majority city of Sweida.
According to the agency, regime forces will deploy checkpoints in the area.
One of the Druze leaders in Syria, Sheikh Yousef Jarbou, announces the terms of the ceasefire in a video published by Arab media.
He says that the roads in the area would be secured by state forces, state institutions in Sweida would resume operations (apparently referring to institutions that were previously run under Assad’s rule), a joint committee of Druze and the regime would be established to investigate the “crimes and legal violations” that occurred during the events in the area, and all detainees arrested during the unrest would be released.
The Times of Israel Community.