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Statement by al-Hijri, spiritual leader of the Suwayda's Druze: - We welcome the entry of the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense forces to establish control over security and military centers and to secure the governorate

The Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior forces announced that they will enter the city of Sweida and impose a complete curfew to protect the lives of residents.

The Spiritual Leadership of the Druze Community in Syria: We call on all armed factions in Sweida Governorate to cooperate with the Interior Ministry forces, not resist their entry, and surrender their weapons to the Ministry of Interior

The Ministry of Defense's Media and Communications Department: The army continues to pursue outlaw groups around the city of Sweida.

The Spiritual Leadership of the Druze Community in Syria: We welcome the entry of Interior and Defense Ministry forces to impose control in Sweida.

As-Suwayda: Four rockets fell on As-Suwayda city and three mortar shells fell on the town of Al-Qarya.

Report: The last attempt at negotiations with the armed militias in Sweida failed. Accordingly, the advance towards the city and the rest of the axes will continue unless the militias surrender their weapons.

Syrian security forces are deployed in the town of Walgha on the western outskirts of Sweida city, after seizing control of it. Military forces continue to advance toward the center of Sweida governorate.

Internal security forces impose a curfew in the city of Busra al-Sham, east of Daraa, starting at 10:00 and continuing until dawn.

Tom Barrack: We want a unified Syria and a constitution that guarantees a parliament that represents everyone.

Syrian Information Minister to Al Jazeera: The intervention of the Internal Security Forces and the Ministry of Defense in Sweida was a last resort.

Violent clashes between the Syrian army and armed militias in the town of Walga, with the arrival of reinforcements for the militias, due to the importance of the town, which is considered the gateway to the city of Sweida. If it is captured, the road to Sweida will be passable.

The young man, Yousef Al-Masalma, a member of the Ministry of Defense and a resident of Daraa Al-Balad, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Kanaker in Sweida.

President Ahmad al-Shara received Dr. Abdullah bin Ali al-Dubaikhi, Assistant Minister of Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at the People's Palace in Damascus. During the meeting, prospects for joint investment cooperation and ways to push it to broader levels that serve the interests of the two countries were reviewed.

Ministry of Interior: Internal Security Forces found a number of warehouses containing various weapons, shells, and ammunition in a number of villages in the countryside of As-Suwayda Governorate, as part of the widespread security deployment aimed at containing tensions and establishing security and stability in the region.

3 Israeli raids on the towns of Mazra'a and Kanaker in the Sweida countryside. Syrian Defense Ministry spokesman: 18 of our soldiers were killed and several others were wounded during the conflict resolution in Sweida.

The Spiritual Leadership of the Druze in Syria: We do not accept any takfiri, unruly, or outlaw factions.

Druze fighters have recaptured Sura al-Kabira, far north of Suweida countryside

South Syria: among those killed today, there's a Druze Sheikh from Qanawat (North Suwayda) and founder of a famous channel for that area

Israeli Defense Minister: We will not allow the Druze in Syria to be harmed, and we will not stand idly by.

An Israeli airstrike targeted the road between the village of Mazra'a and the city of Sweida, where Syrian army forces are advancing.

Israeli warplanes target Syrian army positions in the village of Al-Mazra'a in the Sweida countryside with airstrikes.

Israeli airstrike(s) just targeted the town of Mazraa (West Suwayda) after it was freshly captured by Damascus forces

Reports of an airstrike Israeli warplanes in the sky of Daraa and Suweida

The Syrian state stipulates that all armed militias in Sweida must surrender and hand over all weapons without any conditions, in order to avoid a battle for the city. There will be no negotiations without that. There are a number of groups that have previously surrendered themselves with their weapons in the vicinity of the city.

Syrian Ministry of Interior: The rapid developments in Sweida over the past two days necessitated our security intervention. We offer our condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured. What happened poses a serious threat to civil peace and is contrary to the law. We affirm our commitment to protecting civilians without bias toward any party. We respect the rights of all Syrian people and are committed to ensuring their security and safety. We call on all parties to exercise national responsibility and resolve disputes through state institutions. We call on citizens to cooperate with the security forces to ensure the return of calm and civil peace

South Syria: Israeli army released the video of the airstrike carried out this afternoon on a tank belonging to the Defense Ministry amidst clashes in West Suwayda.

Ministry of Defense forces take control of the town of Kanaker in the Sweida countryside.

The Syrian army, along with the Internal Security Forces, extends its control over Tal Hadid in the Sweida countryside after expelling outlaw groups

South Syria: more spoils seized from local Druze factions, including an ammo depot in the town of Mazraa (W. Suwayda). Aim of ongoing operations is to disarm those militias

Negotiations have begun to hand over the remaining weapons of the Sweida militias.

Violent clashes are gathered in the towns of Rasas and Attil, around the city of Sweida.

A video of the moment the Syrian army entered the town of Al-Mazra'a in the Sweida countryside after taking control of it.

The Syrian army enters the Mazra'a district, west of the city of Sweida.

Hama: A fire broke out in the forest lands of the town of Shatha in the Ghab Plain, northwest of Hama.

Al-Tha'la military airport is under the control of the Syrian army.

Walid Jumblatt on the events in Sweida: We reject calls for foreign and Israeli protection. We hope that security and harmony will return to Sweida through a political solution and under the auspices of the Syrian authorities, with whom we are in contact.

South Syria: Damascus forces and tribal fighters seized an artillery position used by Druze fighters in the village of Dour, West of Suwayda. This is ex-SAA equipment

Journalist Malik Abu Obeida reassured families inside the town of Al-Dour in the western countryside of Sweida after the Ministry of Defense forces entered Sweida.

40 Syrian Army soldiers have been killed by Druze in Suwayda so far

Armed militias in the city of Sweida prevent the Syrian Red Crescent from reaching the Maqous neighborhood and treating the wounded there.

Wounded people due to mortar shelling carried out by factions from Sweida on the town of Umm Walad in the Daraa countryside

The villages of Ta'ara, Qarasa, and Najran are now under the control of the Syrian army.

Damascus forces in the town of Taari

The Israeli army attacked several tanks a short while ago in the area of the village of Sami' (Suwayda region) in southern Syria.

Smoke rising from shelling in the area between Daraa and Sweida provinces. Photographed from the city of Al-Hark, east of Daraa

More than twenty-two dead from the armed militias in Sweida on the fronts of Kanaker and Thala in the western countryside since the morning

The Syrian Arab Army has established security and stability in the villages of Sami', Al-Dour, Al-Tayra, and Kanaker in the western part of the center of As-Suwayda Governorate and continues its advance toward the city.

Internal Security Forces are deployed around the town of Taara in the western countryside of Sweida Governorate to break up clashes and respond to recent security developments

The US State Department condemns the attack on the Syrian army in Sweida.

Nahr Media correspondent: Heavy, unknown gunfire was heard even in the city of Albukamal, east of Deir ez-Zor.

Civilians, including children and women, were injured in the al-Maqous neighborhood of Sweida, Syria, as a result of ongoing clashes.

Convoys of the 52nd Special Forces Division, Ali bin Abi Talib Brigade, set out towards Sweida to extend state control and disarm outlawed gangs

The Syrian Ministry of Interior confirms in a statement that units of its forces, in coordination with the Ministry of Defense, will begin an intervention in Suwayda Governorate to resolve the conflict, stop clashes, impose security, and pursue those responsible for the incidents.

Violent clashes are still ongoing on several fronts in the countryside of Sweida and in the neighborhoods of Al-Maqous and Al-Haroub inside the city, during which many armed militia fighters in Sweida were killed and wounded

Up until this moment, all the Israeli Air Force has done is drop thermal balloons and has not carried out any air strikes in Daraa or on the Ministry of Defense convoys.

Official Israeli security sources have issued a categorical denial of any Israeli involvement in any recent attacks inside Syrian territory, despite media reports of airstrikes in the area

Israeli aircraft are flying over Daraa at a low altitude, and no airstrikes have been recorded so far.

The number of Ministry of Defense killed has risen to six so far, as forces continue to advance and pursue the militias that targeted them in Sweida

South Syria: this morning the Security forces and troops belonging to the Defense Ministry announced they would enter Suwayda province in attempt to stop the clashes and secure the area, after clashes between tribal and Druze fighters left over 30 dead. However the convoy was attacked by Druze fighters, resulting in over a dozen killed and wounded among MoI and MoD ranks - and a vehicle seized

Three Syrian security personnel were killed while heading to break up clashes in Sweida.