The Syrian province of Sweida has become the epicenter of a new escalation of sectarian violence, which appears to have worsened following the withdrawal of regime troops of Ahmed al-Sharaa, after agreeing to a ceasefire with Druze factions and Israel.
In recent hours, thousands of fighters from Bedouin Arab tribes, many of them Islamic extremists, have begun mobilizing toward the south of the country, in what is shaping up to be a massive offensive against the Druze, who are currently responsible for local security and are engaged in fierce fighting with the Bedouins in the area.
According to various local and international sources, more than 10,000 armed men from tribal clans in the provinces of Hama, Homs, Deir ez-Zor, and the outskirts of Damascus have entered, or are on their way to enter, Sweida through at least two main corridors. If this number is confirmed, it would be one of the largest tribal mobilizations in Syria since the start of the civil war more than a decade ago.
