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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Donna Ferguson and agencies

Clashes continue in Sweida after Syrian presidency’s ceasefire declaration

Aerial view of smoke rising in the city of Sweida.
Smoke rising in the city of Sweida. At least 718 people have been killed in Sweida province after nearly a week of fighting. Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images

Bedouin fighters and their allies have continued to clash with Druze fighters in the Syrian province of Sweida, despite an order by the government to put down their arms in a conflict that has killed more than 900 people since Sunday.

The Syrian presidency had earlier declared an “immediate and comprehensive” ceasefire and deployed its internal security forces in the southern province after almost a week of fighting in the predominantly Druze area.

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