360 killed in recent violence in Syria’s Sweida, says rights group – Middle East Monitor

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday that the death toll from recent violence in Syria’s southern Sweida province has risen to 360.

The announcement came as Syrian authorities and Sheikh Youssef Jarboua, the spiritual leader of the Druze community, said they had reached a new ceasefire agreement. However, doubts remain over its durability after a local Druze commander rejected the deal.

According to media reports, the government in…