War continues in Syria; mortar attacks on the Arri area on the outskirts of Sweida

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): According to published reports, the intensity of the mortar attacks has caused fear and panic among local residents and has increased concerns about the beginning of a new round of internal conflicts in southern Syria. Accurate statistics on the extent of damage or possible casualties from these attacks have not yet been published.

Sweida province, the majority of whose residents are the Druze minority, has witnessed unrest between local groups, militias and Syrian government forces in recent months. Armed clashes, rocket attacks and sporadic explosions in the region have made the security situation extremely fragile.

Regional analysts see the rising tension in Sweida as a sign of the deepening political and security crisis in Syria, a crisis that continues to cast its shadow over large parts of the country more than a decade after the start of the civil war.

While the northern and northeastern regions of Syria witness the presence of foreign forces and regular clashes between the Syrian army and armed opposition groups, southern Syria has also faced a new wave of instability and sporadic attacks.