Eyewitness Eyewitness Inside Sweida: The Syrian city ravaged by sectarian violence – where bodies line streets and homes are burned
Inside the centre of Sweida city, there were continuing fierce battles for most of the day, between Druze militia led by cleric Hikmat al Hajiri and the Arab fighters supporting their Bedouin brethren.
Image: An Arab fighter among a collection of plants looted from Sweida Image: An Arab fighter rides a stolen tractor Image: Arab tribal fighters who travelled to Sweida Image: Government security forces struggled to impose any order on the armed groups Image: Bedouin fighters in the Sweida province. Pic: Reuters/Karam al-Masri Image: A Bedouin fighter walks near a burnt building after sectarian clashes. Pic: Reuters/Karam al-Masri Image: Alex Crawford described besieged Sweida as a 'city on fire' Image: Arab fighters who travelled to Sweida, speaking to Sky News Image: Special correspondent Alex Crawford speaking to a government spokesperson about the sectarian violence
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