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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin and agencies

‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence

A Bedouin fighter with a weapon over his shoulder walks down a street of burnt-out cars and buildings
A Bedouin fighter walks near damaged cars and buildings in Sweida after Syria’s president announced a ceasefire. Photograph: Karam Al-Masri/Reuters

An uneasy calm returned to southern Syria’s Sweida province on Sunday, after fighters withdrew following a week of violence estimated to have killed more than 1,000 people.

Local people told news agencies the area was calm after Syria’s Islamist-led government said Bedouin fighters had left the predominantly Druze city.

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