Hundreds of civilians and fighters have been killed in violence between the Druze community in southern Syria and local Bedouin tribes.
But the picture is complex, with Syrian regime troops and the Israeli military involved – and the Druze community itself split.
Sky’s special correspondent Alex Crawford is on the outskirts of the southern city of Sweida where a fragile ceasefire is in place.
She explained to Sky’s Trevor Phillips the complexity of the violence and the forces behind it.
Full story: https://news.sky.com/story/inside-sweida-the-syrian-city-ravaged-by-sectarian-violence-where-bodies-line-streets-and-homes-are-burned-13399070
#skynews #middleeast #conflict #war #syria
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews
For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB
Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/
To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales