Hundreds of people have been killed in days of violence in southern Syria which began with clashes between members of the Druze minority group and Bedouin tribes and drew a military intervention from Syria.

Ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan and neighbors Syria's Sweida province rocked by days of violence Over 300 killed in fighting, human rights group says Syrian forces to get limited access to Sweida province BEIRUT/JERUSALEM,

Syria’s president declared a ceasefire after nearly a week of sectarian bloodshed in the south, but civilians said there was no let-up in the violence.