Syria, army troops withdraw from Suwayda after Druze ceasefire agreement

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Syrian army troops began withdrawing from Suwayda on Wednesday after the de facto government and the Druze community reached a ceasefire in the province. teleSUR

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00:00The Syrian army troops began withdrawing from Soweda on Wednesday after the de facto government

00:06and the Druze community reached a ceasefire in the province. Precisely, the exit follows the

00:11announcement by the Interior Ministry of a total truce agreed after four days of clashes and

00:17growing security tensions in the southern Syrian city. Fighting between the de facto government

00:22forces and Druze armed groups have left more than 240 dead in the region. At the same time,

00:30on Wednesday, Israeli aircraft bombed the entrance to the general staff headquarters in Damascus,

00:35the area around the presidential palace and the government military vehicles in Soweda.

00:40In this regard, the de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sara condemned Israel for the strikes,

00:46stating it was pushing matters to a large-scale escalation.

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