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Syria evacuates Bedouins from clashes-hit Suwayda as shaky ceasefire holds

Members of the Bedouin community evacuate atop a truck moving along a road in Taarah in southern Syria's Suwayda province on the way to nearby Daraa on July 21, 2025 [Rami al Sayed/AFP]

The Syrian government is evacuating hundreds of Bedouin families trapped inside the southern city of Suwayda, where a fragile ceasefire is holding after Druze and Bedouin fighters fought for a week.

The first Bedouin families left on Monday on buses and trucks accompanied by Syrian Arab Red Crescent vehicles and ambulances. They were taken to nearby Daraa as the government plans to evacuate 1,500 people.

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