As calm has reportedly been restored in restive Sweida, a stronghold of Syria's Druze minority, allegations have emerged of atrocities perpetrated by warring sides over the past week, reviving grim memories of attacks on the Alawites,

The Syrian government says clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of people dead, drawing Israeli intervention and US condemnation.

One day after reaching a ceasefire with Israel, Syrian military forces began moving into the country's Suwayda Governorate, where dozens of people have been killed in recent days amid fighting between warring tribes.

Interior minister says truce aims to pave way for prisoner exchange, restore stability as US envoy urges sustained calm in southern Syria - Anadolu Ajansı

The pro-government Sunni fighters are threatening to attack the southern Druze-majority province of Suwayda and “burn” all inside if their alleged hostages are not released by Druze militants. A war monitor reported over a thousand deaths in the latest sectarian conflict.

Suwayda, the Druze community is facing what its members have described as an "ethnic cleansing campaign" amidst a rapidly deteriorating security situation that has claimed the lives of hundreds over the past week.

US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack announced the internationally brokered ceasefire agreement, which included direct participation from al-Sharaa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The deal was supported by the United States and endorsed by Turkey, Jordan, and neighboring countries.

The Damascus authorities must immediately reel in “violent jihadists,” hold them accountable, and prevent their entry to the southern Druze-majority Suwayda province, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday,

Authorities working to resolve conflict in the south through political and security measures, Syria’s presidency says.

AS-SUWAYDA] The southern Syrian province of As-Suwayda has once again surged to the forefront of the national crisis, this time with reports of field massacres and tribal clashes between Druze and Bedouins.