Syrian gov’t forces begin withdrawing from Sweida as Israel vows to protect Druze
"...Syria announced it had begun withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city...Witnesses in Sweida had said government forces dispatched to Sweida with the stated objective of ending clashes between Druze and Bedouin fighters had actually joined with the latter to attack Druze fighters and civilians. ...Amid the talk of a truce, Israel kept up its bombardment of Syrian government forces, vowing to defend the Druze, as around 1,000 members of the community in Israel rushed across the border to join the fight. IDF troops and two Israeli Druze lawmakers went into Syria to try to bring the Israeli civilians back. ..."
Reference: www.timesofisrael.com .