{
  "id": 4802945,
  "title": "10 Syrian security personnel wounded in Sweida clashes, says state TV",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/10-syrian-security-personnel-wounded-in-sweida-clashes-says-state-tv",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T05:13:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/01/10-syria-security-personnel-wounded-in-clashes-in-sweida"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Clashes between local armed groups and Syrian government security forces in the Druze-majority province of Sweida resulted in 10 security personnel sustaining injuries, according to state media. The confrontations, which occurred on Monday, followed two civilian deaths in comparable clashes west of Sweida city, as reported by two local security sources. Syrian state television, quoting the Internal Security Command in Sweida province, confirmed the rise to 10 wounded personnel after outlaw groups targeted areas in Tal Hadid and the Walgha axis. Previously, state media had stated that four security personnel were wounded while engaging with the outlaw groups in the western countryside of Sweida. Sweida city and surrounding regions in the southern province are under the control of local armed groups, representing the last territories outside the reach of Syria's new authorities, who aim to consolidate their rule across the nation following the ousting of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad in 2024. Among these groups is the National Guard, a Druze-affiliated force. On Monday night, the group alleged that government forces fired mortar shells and 23mm machine guns indiscriminately, aiming to harm civilians, claiming that a child was wounded in the process. The group stated it was responding to the sources of fire with appropriate means. Government forces and Druze armed groups have been exchanging fire since Saturday night, as reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday. A Druze security source, speaking on condition of anonymity to AFP, disclosed that a shell launched from a government-controlled area on Sunday struck the outskirts of Sweida, demolishing a tractor and killing the driver and a woman who were inside. Tensions have been elevated in Sweida since communal violence erupted last year during clashes between Druze and government-aligned forces, marking one of the most severe episodes of unrest since the fall of Assad.",
  "summary": "Tensions have remained high in Sweida since clashes between Druze and government-aligned forces triggered some of the worst communal violence since Bashar al-Assad's fall.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}