The southern city is under the control of minority armed facts, who said its religious leaders have approved the deployment of Damascus’ troops and called on fighters to hand over their weapons.
A curfew was to be imposed on southern cities to stop the violence that exploded over the weekend and then spread to Governor Sweida.
The HTS-led administration’s military said they intervened to separate the two sides, but ultimately ended up controlling several druze territory around Sweida, AFP correspondent reported.
On Tuesday morning, the military pillars advanced towards Sweida, with heavy cannons deployed nearby.
The Ministry of Defense later said they had entered the city, urging people to “stay home and report on the outlaw group’s movements.”
AFP correspondents heard an explosion and gunshot as soldiers moved to Sweeda.
The military began heading into the city on Monday, controlling at least one Druze village, with one Druze saying that a meeting with the Damascus regime was ongoing.
The Syrian Human Rights War Monitor reported 99 people have been killed since the outbreak of combat on Sunday. Six civilians, eighteen civilians and 18 Bedouin fighters included the regime’s military, 14 security personnel and seven unclear people in identity uniforms.
The Ministry of Defense reported 18 deaths among military ranks.
MNA