Protests in Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida province turned violent on Sunday leading to the deaths of a protester and a police official, and wounding seven others.
Protests resurge against Assad regime in mainly-Druze Suwayda Province in southern Syria, with a protester killed and 7 wounded and a police officer slain.
Dozens of residents gathered by the Sweida governorate building, decrying the dire economic situation and chanting anti-government slogans before some broke into the building
BEIRUT (AP) Protests in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province turned violent on Sunday leading to the deaths of a protester and a police officer, and wounding seven others. Anti-government demonstrations are rare in Syria where President Bashar Assad stamped out a pro-democracy uprising over a decade ago.