Violence reignited Sunday in Syria’s Druze-majority Suwayda province, shattering a fragile cease-fire reached just weeks ago and plunging the region back into chaos.
Fighting broke out between Druze militias and government forces, killing at least four people and injuring several others, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
The clashes mark a sharp escalation in a conflict that killed more than 1,400 people last month and has displaced roughly 190,000 civilians.
The state-run SANA news agency blamed “lawless Druze groups” for violating the cease-fire by launching mortar and heavy weapons attacks on villages under government control.
The Syrian Interior Ministry accused local factions of treacherous assaults against security forces, which resulted in casualties and damage across several areas.
