At least 17 dead in rare clashes in Syria's Sweida
Residents had also been growing increasingly frustrated at government-backed fighters carrying out arbitrary detentions.
People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and presidential elections, in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria May 26, 2021.(photo credit: KHALIL ASHAWI / REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: