Aid arrives in Syria’s Suwayda as UN says humanitarian situation critical

Syrian Red Crescent trucks carrying humanitarian aid arriving at Busra al-Sham in Syria's southern Deraa province before crossing the buffer zone into Suwayda province [Handout/SANA via AFP]

A humanitarian aid convoy has reached Syria’s Druze-majority Suwayda province as the United Nations warns that the humanitarian situation remains critical after last week’s deadly clashes displaced thousands and left essential services in ruins.

Clashes in Druze-majority Suwayda province, which began on July 13 and ended with a ceasefire a week later, initially involved Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin tribes, who have been fighting for decades. Later, government forces joined the fighting on the side of the Bedouin armed groups.