According to British Sky News, which is in the city of Sweida, around 30,000 people, mostly Druze, are believed to be trapped in the city without electricity and with limited access to food and water. The main road into the besieged city is closed and guarded by Syrian government forces.
Over 1,100 people have died in the fighting in southern Syria in the past week. On Sunday, the first humanitarian aid arrived in the city of Sweida.
The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Sunday that the clashes have stopped.
"All clan warriors have been evacuated and the fighting in the city has stopped," the ministry announced.
According to the Sky News correspondent, armed Bedouins have set up camp outside the city.
We do not give up, one of them shouts to the Sky News reporter.
The clashes between Druze and Bedouins broke out in Sweida a week ago. Syrian government forces later moved into the area, but were in turn accused of killing civilian Druze in the fighting.
US envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, said on Sunday that the country is at a "critical juncture".
"All factions must immediately lay down their arms, cease the violence and cease the recurring acts of revenge," he wrote on X.
