Its original owner would have been a Bedouin, wandering the desert of what is now the Northern Emirates or the interior of Oman, at a time when national boundaries meant nothing but tribal loyalties were everything.
Suwayda has witnessed reciprocal violations between the Syrian government, local factions, and Bedouin tribal fighters ... neighborhood in Suwayda city, which has a predominantly Bedouin population.
The Damascus–Suwayda road has been closed since March 13 following armed clashes between government forces and Bedouin tribal fighters on one side, and local factions in Suwayda on the other.
At the end of July, I spoke with Hassan Mleihat, a Bedouin solicitor and the director of the Al-Baidar Organisation for the Defence of the Rights of Bedouin and Targeted Villages ... Mleihat described the Bedouins as a kind people who value simplicity.
In response, Bedouin and Daraa residents detained several Druze civilians as they passed through the Busr al-Sham crossing in Daraa province, seeking to pressure Suwayda factions into a prisoner swap.
The events began on July 13 with clashes between local factions in Suwayda and armed Bedouin tribesmen, prompting intervention by Defense Ministry forces that led to mutual violations.
The armed attacks between the Druze and Bedouin groups in Sweida were triggered by an attack on a Druze merchant by Bedouin tribespeople on July 13 ... Protestors have faced attacks because of their activism ... ....
The main road between Damascus and Suwayda has been closed since July 13 following a series of attacks involving local factions in Suwayda and Bedouin tribes, in which Public Security forces and the Ministry of Defense intervened.
By demolishing homes without offering alternatives, Israel is not solving problems but manufacturing despair. Once the realization that the state is the enemy is seeded in childhood, it matures into hatred ....
Enab Baladi’s correspondent reported that a separate meeting was held on Sunday between Bedouin tribes from Suwayda and Daraa in the town of al-Rakhm (Daraa province) ... Bedouin tribes of Suwayda also ...
Enab Baladi – Raghad Othman ... Most of these families belong to Bedouin tribes in As-Suwayda, who were subjected to violations by local factions after a wave of violence involving local factions, tribal fighters, and government forces ... Complaints ... ....