{
  "id": 4803268,
  "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-4803268",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T05:13:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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 Sweida province have left 10 personnel wounded, according to state media. The violence erupted on Monday after two civilians were killed in similar 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 in wounded personnel to 10 following targeted attacks by outlaw groups in the Tal Hadid area and the Walgha axis. Earlier reports indicated that only four security personnel had been wounded while confronting the attacks. Sweida city and other southern parts of the province, currently under the control of local armed groups, are the final regions outside the reach of Syria's new authorities, who aim to consolidate their rule across the entire country following the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in 2024. One of the groups involved, the so-called National Guard, affiliated with Druze Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, accused government forces of firing mortar shells and using 23mm machine guns, aiming to harm civilians, resulting in a child being wounded. The group claimed they were 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 anonymously, confirmed that a shell launched from a government-controlled area struck the outskirts of Sweida, killing two people on a tractor, the driver and a woman. Tensions in Sweida have been high since last year's clashes between Druze and government-aligned forces led to some of the worst communal violence 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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  "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."
}