Death toll from violence in Sweida surpasses 1,000
According to the SOHR, the toll that has been compiled since last Sunday includes 336 Druze fighters and 298 Druze civilians, 194 of whom were 'summarily executed by members of the Ministries of Defense and Interior.' The dead also include 342 members of government security forces and 21 Bedouins, including three civilians 'summarily executed by Druze fighters,' according to the same source. In addition, 15 members of government forces were killed in Israeli airstrikes, the SOHR added.
Le bilan des violences à Soueida dépasse les 1 000 morts
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