Clashes in Syria's Sweida region – in pictures
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Armed men in front of a burning car near the site of clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribesmen in Sweida, southern Syria. Getty Images -
Members of Syria's security forces sit together in the back of a truck, amid fighting in Sweida. Reuters -
Smoke billows on the horizon during Israeli strikes near the city of Sweida. AFP -
Armed men sit in wait in Sweida. Reuters -
A member of Syria's security forces takes position in Sweida. AFP -
Syrian government soldiers pass a burning tank on the outskirts of Sweida city. Dozens of people were reported killed in the fighting. AP -
An injured man is carried away during clashes in an area between the villages of Mazraa and Walga, near the predominantly Druze city of Sweida. AFP -
Syrian government forces prepare to fire a rocket launcher near Sweida. Getty images -
Members of Syria's security forces look on as smoke billows from clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters, between Mazraa and Walga. AFP -
Smoke billows from Israeli air strikes in an area between Mazraa and Walga. Israel said it was acting in defence of the Druze minority. AFP -
Syrian military police sent to the area. Government troops and auxiliary forces were among those killed in the fighting, said officials. EPA -
Syrian Red Crescent volunteers bring an injured man to Ezra Hospital, in southern Syria. AP
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