(The Gateway Pundit)—The U.N. envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, warned the Security Council that the country’s transition remains fragile, with the risk of renewed violence despite a ceasefire in Sweida last month.
Deadly clashes erupted there in July between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin tribes, with government forces siding with the Bedouins and Israel launching airstrikes in defense of the Druze. Although the July 19 ceasefire has mostly held, skirmishes continue, and Pedersen cautioned that fighting could resume at any time.
A relief team on the ground provided photos, videos, and eyewitness accounts documenting the atrocity. According to sources, the killings were carried out by a government military patrol from the forces that stormed the city that morning.
Syria has been unstable since the ouster of Bashar Assad in December, which ended decades of Assad family rule. Ethnic and sectarian divisions remain deep, and violence continues to flare. Meanwhile, U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher described Syria’s situation as “dire,” with 16 million people in need of aid.
He said convoys have come under fire, and funding for relief is critically short, with only 14 percent of the U.N.’s $3.19 billion appeal for 2025 met so far.
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