Fighting erupted a week ago between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin. Syrian troops sent to intervene were drawn in and accused of widespread abuses against the Druze.

In Daraa province, hundreds gathered after being bussed out of Sweida, and were now sheltering in the town of Nahtah at a school. A medical NGO checked on the displaced people, as they sat unsure of when they will return home. (AP video by Ghaith Alsayed)

The Syrian government on Monday started evacuating Bedouin families trapped inside the city of Sweida, where Druze militiamen and Bedouin fighters have clashed for over