After more than a week of bloody clashes between groups of Drudos and Bedouin factions in Sueida, in Syria, a ceased the fire entered into force on Sunday (20). On the same day, a first train of humanitarian aid managed to enter the devastated city, where the humanitarian situation is fundamental.
After more than a week of bloody clashes between groups of Drudos and Bedouin factions in Sueida, in Syria, a ceased the fire entered into force on Sunday (20). On the same day, a first train of humanitarian aid managed to enter the devastated city, where the humanitarian situation is fundamental.
With information from Mohamed Erramicorrespondent of RFI In Syriaand agencies
According to the international organization for migration (IM), around 128,000 people have already been displaced due to the fights. The OSDH also reported that 336 Drudos fighters died, 298 civilians from Drudos and 342 members of the security forces. Among the dead, 194 Drudos civilians would have been summarily executed by members of defense and interior ministries.
According to the Syrian human rights Observatory (OSDH), more than a thousand people have died in the last few days, including civilians and fighters. The clashes, which began on July 13, involved the Drusa militias and the Sunnis groups – historically in tensioned communities – and worsened with the intervention of the security forces and tribal fighters of other regions who sided with the bentoine, according to the witnesses and non -governmental organizations.
On the ground, journalists reported one morning without shots this Sunday. Crescent Red Sirian reported that the help train is made up of 32 vehicles loaded with foods, medical supplies, fuel and mortuary bags. The city, with about 150 thousand inhabitants, is without electricity or drinking water and the shopping begins to end. The situation is so serious that the Obbitary of the Public Hospital of Sueida is crowded, with bodies scattered on the floor outside.
Saturday, tribal fighters invaded the western of the city. A correspondent of the agency AFP He reported dozens of burnt houses and vehicles, as well as sacked and burnt shops. In some walls, the attackers left messages like “Drudos Pigs” and “we came to cut the throat”.
Constant fear
In Damascus, fear spread in the community of Drusa. Love, a young man who left the city of Sahnaya two days ago with his mother, tries to leave the country. “We leave Syria. We have no other choice. We have relatives in Lebanon, it is the best way. I would prefer to stay here, but with this sectarian war, these massacres … RFI.
Other drus also report living under constant threat. Samer, born in Sueida and an employee of a hotel in Mazzeh, went to sleep at work, fearing that he was arrested or attached when he returned home. “People are dying right now. They are closed, without food, almost without water. I have no news of my family in Sueida,” he said. For him, only international intervention can avoid the worst: “We need urgent help. Ours are starving”.
Cease fire and regional tensions
The Syrian authorities announced the end of the fighting at dawn from Saturday to Sunday, after the city tribal fighters were removed. A spokesman for the Syrian Council of the tribes and clans confirmed the decision following an agreement mediated by the Presidency.
On the same day, an exchange of prisoners between Drusos and Bedouins was scheduled in a village in the province. Tom Barrack, a special correspondent from the United States to Syria, said that the entire exchange of hostages is organized as the next step for a “long lasting”.
The truce in Sueida occurs even after an agreement between Washington and Damascus to interrupt the fight between Syrian and Israeli forces. Israel, which hosts a minority of druse and claims to protect this community, bombed the positions of the Syrian government in Sueida and Damascus during the week, pressing on the removal of troops from the region.
Prolonged crisis
The intercom conflict occurs at a time when the Islamic government of Ahmad Al-Chareh faces growing difficulties in maintaining stability and maintaining the promise to protect minorities after almost 14 years of civil war.
The tension has increased since March, when more than 1,700 people, mainly alauÃtas-a community to which former president Bashar al-Assad belonged, were killed in massacres on the Syrian coast.
This Sunday, the Presidency announced that it had received the final report of the commission that investigated these massacres, without revealing its content.
Before the civil war, the community of Drusa Syria was estimated at about 700,000 people. In addition to Syria, the minority is also present in Lebanon and Israel.
Source: Terra
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