Syrian forces evacuate Bedouin families out of Suwayda as shaky ceasefire holds

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Syrian forces evacuate Bedouin families out of Suwayda as shaky ceasefire holds  Syrian state media said on Sunday that the government had coordinated with some officials in Suwayda to bring in buses to evacuate some 1,500 Bedouins from the city.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/21/syrian-forces-evacuate-bedouin-families-out-of-suwayda-as-shaky-ceasefire-holds  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The Syrian government started evacuating Bedouin families trapped inside the southern city of Sueda.

00:07Buses were sent in to lift some 1,500 Bedouins from the Druze-majority city.

00:12Hundreds of people were killed in over a week of clashes there between Druze militias and Bedouin fighters.

00:18A U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Wednesday did not appear to hold,

00:21as violence flared again just hours after U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack announced it.

00:26But the tide may now be shifting as Bedouin clans announced they're withdrawing their fighters from the region.

00:32Barrack, who also serves as Special Envoy for Syria, welcomed the announcement and called for an end to the fighting.

00:39He also urged Syria's new government, led by Interim President Ahmad al-Shara, to take accountability.

00:44You have existing minorities and tribes that have lived most of their children's lives in chaos in another government.

00:53So when things happen, they resort to their tribe.

00:57It's individual, family, tribe, and then nation last.

01:02So what's happened is horrible.

01:06It's unthinkable.

01:09And the hope is that out of this, a consolidation of these issues occurs quicker.

01:17But you have a Syrian government in effect.

01:22They need to be held accountable.

01:23They also need to be given the responsibility that they're there to do.

01:29The clashes between the Bedouins and the Druze threatens to unravel Syria's already fragile position

01:34after almost 15 years of civil war.

01:37The U.N. says more than 120,000 people were displaced as a result of the violence.

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