The Syrian government says clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of people dead, drawing Israeli intervention and US condemnation.

Fragile calm returned to Syria’s Sweida as Bedouin fighters withdrew. While a ceasefire is in place, residents are reported to be facing lack of aid and deep trauma.

Syria's armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida following over a week of clashes, as per a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.

During a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting, the U.S. ambassador said “the United States did not support recent Israeli ...