Syria: Abuses, Humanitarian Emergency Amid Sweida Clashes

By Human Rights Watch

(Beirut) – Nine days of armed clashes and serious abuses in Syria’s southern Sweida governorate have triggered a dire humanitarian crisis, Human Rights Watch said today. The fighting between local Druze-led and Bedouin armed groups, exacerbated by the manner of the Syrian government’s intervention and Israeli airstrikes, has caused widespread disruptions to electricity, water, and health care, and ignited sectarian hate speech and the risk of reprisals against Druze communities across the country.The latest clashes began on July 12, 2025, with heavy fighting between militias aligned with Sheikh…

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