Syria forces enter Druze city after clashes

Syrian government forces entered the majority Druze city of Sweida yesterday, the interior ministry said, aiming to end clashes with Bedouin tribes that have killed nearly 100 people.

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The southern city had been under the control of armed factions from the Druze minority, whose religious leaders said they had approved the deployment of Damascus's troops and called on fighters to hand over their weapons.

A curfew was to be imposed on the southern city in a bid to halt the violence, which erupted at the weekend and has since spread across Sweida governorate.

Government forces said they intervened to separate the two sides but ended up taking control of several Druze areas around Sweida, an AFP correspondent reported.