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Shafaq News
29-05-2025
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Roadside bomb hits ambulance in Syria's Suwayda: Injuries reported
Shafaq News/ A roadside bomb struck an ambulance in western Suwayda, southern Syria, causing injuries, Syrian media reported on Thursday. The explosion occurred on the remote Areeka–Najran road as the vehicle was reportedly transporting dialysis patients, injuring at least six people. The province has seen repeated clashes in recent months between local and irregular factions. Fighting eased after a security deal with Damascus allowed Suwayda-based forces to integrate into the Syrian General Security Directorate. Last week, armed men stormed the provincial government building, briefly held the governor hostage, and secured the release of a detainee at gunpoint, according to Syria's Ministry of Information.
Shafaq News
22-05-2025
- Politics
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Suwayda: Gunmen raid Governor's office, expelled by local factions
Shafaq News/ Local factions in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda expelled an armed group after it stormed the governorate building, threatening the governor and staff at gunpoint, according to a statement from the Syrian Ministry of Information on Wednesday. The ministry said the group aimed to forcibly extract a suspect accused of car theft and succeeded in doing so under armed threat. In response, local forces led by the 'Mountain Brigade' intervened and drove the assailants out of the building, while militants from the 'Men of Dignity Movement' secured a safe exit route for the governor following the incident. Suwayda has witnessed multiple armed clashes in recent months involving local and irregular factions, some of which resulted in casualties. Fighting subsided after a local security agreement was reached with Damascus, allowing for the integration of Suwayda-based forces into the Syrian General Security Directorate to oversee local security.
Shafaq News
11-05-2025
- Politics
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Syria's Suwayda forms own army amid security concerns
Shafaq News/ A new military force is being established in Syria's southern Suwayda province, with an official announcement expected in the coming days. The proposed army could be integrated into the Syrian Ministry of Defense if a nationwide agreement is reached. One of the primary conditions for such a deal is 'the elimination of jihadist influence in Syria and the creation of a non-ideological, national military,' according to Erem News. The decision follows recent security threats targeting Suwayda, the agency indicated, noting that volunteering for the new force will be open on an individual basis, with no existing local factions to be absorbed in their current form. 'The key aim behind establishing the army is to move beyond the current factional structure dominating the area.' Suwayda has witnessed multiple armed clashes in recent months involving local and irregular factions, some of which resulted in casualties. Fighting subsided after a local security agreement was reached with Damascus, allowing for the integration of Suwayda-based forces into the Syrian General Security Directorate to oversee local security. While this army is designated exclusively for Suwayda, the concerns of other areas with large Druze populations—including Jaramana, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Rif Dimashq, and the villages of Mount Hermon—will be addressed separately, in a manner consistent with their unique geographic and local conditions. Details about these arrangements remain preliminary.
