The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer after the end of the civil war.

Syria’s defense minister has announced a ceasefire after days of deadly sectarian violence in southern Sweida province

Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria as Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias there.

Syria’s military entered a stronghold for the Druze minority in the country’s south on Tuesday to “pursue outlaw groups,” the government said, prompting Israel to launch strikes against the forces dispatched by Damascus.