Lebanon's Druze mobilize in solidarity with Syria's Suwayda: What to know
Druze leaders in Lebanon are voicing their growing concerns over the deadly violence unfolding in Suwayda while members of the community are trying to cross the border into Syria.
BEIRUT — Prominent Druze leaders in Lebanon voiced growing concerns over the deadly violence unfolding in Syria’s Druze-majority province of Suwayda that has left hundreds dead.
Clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze fighters escalated Wednesday in Suwayda, a province in southern Syria, amid reports of summary executions and targeted attacks against civilians on the streets and inside their homes.
Syrian troops and security forces were deployed in the province on Monday to quell fighting between members of the Druze community and Sunni Bedouin clans that erupted a day earlier following a string of kidnappings by both groups.
The ongoing violence has so far killed at least 260 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. On Wednesday, the group said the dead include 21 people — among them three women — executed by Syrian security and armed forces.
