CNN
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Syrian security forces are beginning to move into the restive province of Suwayda after days of communal fighting in which hundreds of people have been killed, the country’s interior ministry says.
Clashes between Druze groups and Bedouin tribes have continued in Suwayda since last week, threatening the stability of the government in Damascus as it tries to exert control over Syria’s complex and volatile sectarian landscape.
The violence prompted Israel to carry out strikes against Syrian government forces, which it said were to protect the Druze, who are a significant minority in both countries. Israel has also expressed alarm about the new Islamist-led…
