Violent clashes between communities in the Sweida province of southern Syria, where the population is predominantly Druze, claimed the lives of at least 1,260 people within a week, until the ceasefire that came into effect last Sunday, according to the most recent toll published Monday by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The organization explained that it gathered data on additional deaths before the ceasefire took effect.
Syria: The figures from the bloody clashes
Among the dead are 505 fighters and 298 civilians belonging to the Druze community, of whom 194 were “executed through summary procedures” by members of the forces “of the Defense and Interior ministries.” On the other side, 408 members of government forces were killed along with 35 Sunni Bedouins, including three civilians who were “executed by Druze fighters,” according to this London-based organization that relies on an extensive network of sources in Syria.
Additionally, fifteen members of the de facto government forces were killed in Israeli bombardments, still according to the NGO.
Source: ANA-MPA
