Clashes have erupted again between Druze militias and Bedouin clans in southern Syria. Government forces withdrew from the area earlier this week under a U.S.

Syrian government forces were preparing to deploy again to the southern city of Sweida on Friday after renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans. The move comes despite threats from Israel,

Syrian troops pulled out of the Druze heartland of Sweida on the orders of the Islamist-led government, following days of deadly clashes that killed nearly 600 people, according to a war monitor.