The violence in Sweida Province between groups from Bedouin tribes and the Druse minority renewed fears of sectarian conflict and drew Israeli attacks before a cease-fire was announced Saturday.

A Syrian-American who was taking care of his ill father was among the eight Druze men kidnapped from their family home and “executed’ in the middle of the street, harrowing video shows.

A Syrian government investigation says more than 1,400 people died in sectarian violence along the coast earlier this year.

Over 900 people have been killed in Syria's Sweida region as sectarian violence between Druze and Bedouin groups rages on despite ceasefire efforts., Middle East, Times Now

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

Druze fighters had pushed out rival armed factions from the city on Saturday, a monitor said, after the government ordered a ceasefire following a US-brokered deal to avert further Israeli military intervention.

Sectarian-tinged clashes left hundreds dead and drew in Israeli military intervention. A U.S. envoy said Israel and Syria had agreed to a truce.

Syria denies forces will re-enter conflict-stricken city despite Israeli warnings - The move further strains a fragile truce