The Syrian city of al-Suwaīdāʾ has returned to media attention during recent hours as a result of violent and bloody clashes that have broken out between Bedouin tribes backed by security and military forces belonging to the government in Damascus on the one side and the Druze, who make up the majority of the town, on the other. This is the result of an escalation between the Druze and the Bedouin, which took place on Sunday morning and came amidst an exchange of accusations regarding the responsible party for the military escalation.