Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Arab tribes have continued and grown after Syrian Army forces withdrew from the predominantly Druze governorate of Suwayda on July 16.

According to local sources, fighting broke out near the village of Al-Dour, while Bedouin forces also attacked other rural areas west of the province. A source from the Ministry of Interior said Syrian security forces are preparing to redeploy in the Druze-majority city of As-Suwayda in an effort to reduce tensions between the two communities.