Violent clashes as Syrian government forces enter Sweida city
Violent clashes erupted in southern Syria's Druze-majority Sweida on Tuesday as government forces entered the city, an AFP correspondent at an entrance to Sweida reported.
A statement from Druze religious authorities had called for local fighters to lay down their arms. But influential Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, who had initially welcomed the entry of government forces, later called in a statement for "resisting this brutal campaign by all available means."
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