Syrian presidency accuses Druze fighters of violating ceasefire – Middle East Monitor

The Syrian presidency on Thursday night accused Druze fighters in Sweida of breaching the ceasefire agreement, under which government forces had withdrawn from the southern province, home to a majority Druze population.

In an official statement, the presidency said that what it described as “outlawed forces”—a term it uses to refer to Druze factions in Sweida—had launched “a horrific act of violence, widely documented by international observers,…