1,500 people of Bedouin tribes must be evacuated. The cease-fire entered into force on Sunday put an end to violence that left more than 1000 dead in a week, according to an NGO.
The Syrian authorities evacuate, this Monday, July 21, of the families of Bedouins of the city with a Druze of Soueida, thanks to a cease-fire which ended bloody clashes between the two communities, according to AFP correspondents and the official media.
An AFP correspondent on the outskirts of the devastated city saw a convoy formed by four coaches and cars entering in Soueida and then emerging from it, loaded with civilians including women and children. They were taken to reception centers in Deraa, further south, and in Damascus, in coordination with the Syrian red crescent, the equivalent of the Red Cross, he said.
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A ceasefire that has put an end to massive violence
According to the official Syrian agency Sana, 1,500 people of Bedouin tribes must be evacuated. The cease-fire entered into force on Sunday put an end to violence that left more than 1,000 people in one week, according to an NGO.
The clashes broke out between Druzes and Bedouin tribes fighters, for tense relations for decades, and were complicated by the intervention of Sunni Arab tribes which flocked other regions of Syria in reinforcement to the Bedouins. Massive abuses have been reported by NGOs and witnesses, including summary executions of Druze on a large scale.
“We have reached a formula which allows us to defuse the crisis by evacuating the families of our compatriots from the Bedouins and the tribes which are currently in the city of Soueïda”The head of internal security in Soueida province, General Ahmad Dalati, announced on official television.