Israel strikes tanks in southern Syria as forces clash with Druze militias

Syrian government security forces gather on the outskirts of Sweida. Picture: Malek Khattab/AP

Israel’s army said it has struck military tanks in southern Syria as Syrian government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias there.

Dozens of people have been killed in the fighting between local militias and clans in Syria ’s Sweida province.