{"id":266470,"date":"2025-07-30T21:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/syria-how-two-massacres-in-sweida-unfolded\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:04:58","slug":"syria-how-two-massacres-in-sweida-unfolded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/syria-how-two-massacres-in-sweida-unfolded\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria: How two massacres in Sweida unfolded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/O97mp3CnUoI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Syria: How two massacres in Sweida unfolded\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O97mp3CnUoI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The United Nations is preparing to send a humanitarian aid convoy to Syria&#8217;s southern province of Sweida, still reeling from days of deadly sectarian fighting. <\/p>\n<p>The Syrian government is allowing the UN to enter the area, where hundreds were killed and nearly 200 thousand displaced earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s little comfort to those who lost entire families &#8211; and accuse government soldiers of carrying out massacres. <\/p>\n<p>We have been speaking to them to try and piece together what happened. <\/p>\n<p>And a warning there are distressing images from the start.<\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe)<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations is preparing to send a humanitarian aid convoy to Syria&#8217;s southern province of Sweida, still reeling from days of deadly sectarian fighting. 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