Attacks on Syrian forces to quell sectarian clashes leave 18 dead, Israel strikes to protect Druze
The violence erupted after a wave of kidnappings, including the abduction of a Druze merchant on Friday on the highway linking Damascus to Sweida, witnesses said.
Members of Syrian security forces patrol after being deployed in the village of Al-Soura al-Kubra, following clashes between Sunni Islamist militants and Druze fighters, in Sweida province, Syria, May 2, 2025(photo credit: REUTERS/KARAM AL-MASRI)ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
