Over 500 killed in violence in Syria's Sweida

Over 500 people were killed in southern Syria's Sweida province since last weekend, the Syrian Observatory on Human Rights (SOHR) said on Thursday.

The monitor counted 79 Druze fighters and 154 civilians from Sweida among the dead, including 83 people "who were summarily executed by members of the defence and interior ministries".

Some 243 government personnel were also killed, as well as 18 Bedouin fighters, in addition to three members of Bedouin tribes "who were summarily executed by Druze fighters".

Fifteen government personnel were also killed in Israeli air strikes.