Clashes, homes torched in south Syria’s Sweida despite ceasefire

Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria’s Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to “slaughter” residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted.

Just hours earlier, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa had announced an immediate ceasefire, but Bedouins and tribal fighters who are allied with the Syrian authorities pushed on in the west of the Druze-majority city.

“Go forward, tribes!” said fighter Abu Jassem, addressing fellow combatants in the area, where the…