Syrian forces are advancing on Sweida amid deadly Druze-Bedouin clashes, which have resulted in 99 deaths. Local leaders seek a truce as residents fear for their safety, highlighting instability post-Assad.

At least 30 people have died and over 100 were injured in violent sectarian clashes in Syria's Druze-majority city of Sweida, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry. The fighting broke out following a wave of kidnappings,

A t least 89 people were killed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida as clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters raged for a second day Monday, a monitor said.