SHOTLIST: SUWAYDA, SYRIA (JULY 20, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF SECURITY FORCES DEPLOYED AROUND CITY CENTER / MILITARY VEHICLES IN AREA 2. VARIOUS OF MILITARY AND POLICE VEHICLES PATROLLING IN STREETSSUWAYDA, SYRIA - JULY 20: Security forces were deployed across Syria’s southern Suwayda province on Sunday, July 20, to enforce a ceasefire that has been brokered through mediation by the Syrian government and involved countries. As part of efforts to ease tensions, police were stationed on the city's outskirts to support stability and deter further unrest. Clashes broke out July 13 between Bedouin Arab tribes and armed Druze groups in Suwayda. The violence escalated and Israeli airstrikes followed, including on Syrian military positions and infrastructure in Damascus. Israel cited the need to protect Druze communities as a pretext for its attacks. The Syrian presidency announced a comprehensive and immediate ceasefire earlier Saturday, following days of unrest in the southern province. Bashar al-Assad, who ruled Syria for nearly a quarter century, fled to Russia on Dec. 8, 2024, marking the end of the Baath Party’s decades-long rule, which began in 1963. A new transitional administration led by President Ahmad al-Sharaa was formed in January.