Syria’s authorities have decided to close the Busra al-Sham humanitarian corridor to the Sweida governorate in the south of the country amid renewed clashes there, the al-Ekhbariya television channel noted, citing a source in the interior ministry of the Syrian transitional government, Report informs via TASS.
According to the source, the corridor will stay closed "until security in the area is ensured" following the ceasefire violation by "illegal groups."
Fierce clashes flared up again west of the city of Sweida, the administrative center of the governorate of the same name, on Sunday. According to the Sham TV channel, shootouts between Druze self-defense units and Arab tribal militias who are supported by the transitional government’s security forces were reported from the al-Taal neighborhood.
The situation along the engagement line escalated after Druze units attacked positions of government forces near the Tel Hadid neighborhood. According to the Al Jazeera television channel, five Syrian law enforcement officers were killed.