November 8, 2025 Meet the Middle East

In Syria’s south, Bedouins uprooted by sectarian clashes see little hope of return

By Laila Bassam and Tom PerryNAWA, Syria (Reuters) -As sectarian violence swept through Syria's southern Sweida province in July, the Sbeih family say they were taken by Druze gunmen and held in a school with other Bedouin tribe members. When their guards disappeared after three nights, they tried to escape.Shots were fired, and the Bedouins scattered. Faisal Sbeih and his wife, Fasl, were separated. Three family members were killed, they said, including their 20-year-old daughter, Malak.She had been due to marry the next day.
Source: Al Monitor
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