The Syrian government initiated the evacuation of approximately 1,500 Bedouin families from Sweida on Monday, July 21, 2025, aiming to end a week of violent clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin fighters that has killed at least 718 people and displaced over 128,000. The conflict, rooted in sectarian tensions and sparked by a series of kidnappings, has destabilized Syria’s southern region, threatening the country’s fragile postwar recovery. Details of the Evacuation and Conflict The evacuation operation, coordinated with Sweida authorities, used buses and trucks escorted by Syrian Arab Red Crescent vehicles to relocate Bedouin families to Daraa province. The Syrian Interior Ministry stated the move seeks to restore stability and allow displaced civilians to return, with a security cordon established...