{"id":264266,"date":"2025-07-23T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/distrust-runs-very-deep-why-syrias-sweida-province-is-still-seeing-violence-and-clashes-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T11:00:26","slug":"distrust-runs-very-deep-why-syrias-sweida-province-is-still-seeing-violence-and-clashes-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/distrust-runs-very-deep-why-syrias-sweida-province-is-still-seeing-violence-and-clashes-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Distrust runs very deep&#8217; Why Syria&#8217;s Sweida Province is still seeing violence and clashes | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/q1EipjcmEpU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Distrust runs very deep' Why Syria's Sweida Province is still seeing violence and clashes | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q1EipjcmEpU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In southern Syria&#8217;s Sweida Province, a fragile ceasefire appears to be holding after more than a week of deadly sectarian clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters. Government forces are also accused of violations, with the Syrian defense ministry promising to punish the perpetrators. In Sweida, communities caught in the crossfire are reeling from the violence. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says more than one thousand people have been killed in weeks of conflict, including attacks on civilians. 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