Although the authorities of the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Syria have all made statements urging all factions in Syria to cease hostilities, fighting resumed in the southern city of Suweida on the early morning of July 20 local time. Arab militias and Bedouin armed groups began to launch offensives and looting again. In response, Hikmat Hijiri, a leader of the Druze community in Syria, issued an emergency appeal to US President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Jordanian King Abdullah II, urging international intervention to protect the Druze people of Suweida from the attacks by Joulani and HTS forces. Many of the current Arab militias and Bedouin armed groups are actually HTS militants and foreign mercenaries. These personnel have launched attacks and looting against Suweida. Although Joulani verbally agreed to a ceasefire, he has no intention of stopping the fighting. Some parts of the Arab militias and Bedouin armed groups have successfully looted and then quickly fled. The remaining Arab militias and Bedouin armed groups have not yet had a chance to loot the city, so they are unwilling to leave. The Arab militias and Bedouin armed groups are all loosely organized tribes. Who is in charge? These armed personnel fight wherever they go. When the ammunition of the front-line tribes runs out and the goods are looted, the pickup trucks are almost out of fuel, so they can easily find an excuse to retreat. However, HTS is different; it has a complete supply and logistics channel, with dedicated logistics units providing weapons, ammunition, medical care, oil tankers, and material support. Therefore, it can maintain such a large-scale offensive, which is something that these armed groups, who came out of the desert, cannot achieve.
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