Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans in Syria's Sweida province have killed more than 30 people and injured nearly 100.

The violence erupted after a wave of kidnappings, including the abduction of a Druze merchant on Friday on the highway linking Damascus to Sweida, witnesses said. More than 30 people were killed and 100 injured in armed clashes in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida,

Syrian forces are advancing on Sweida amid deadly Druze-Bedouin clashes, which have resulted in 99 deaths. Local leaders seek a truce as residents fear for their safety, highlighting instability post-Assad.