Syrian troops have entered the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda after two days of deadly clashes with Bedouin tribes that have killed nearly 100 people.

Syria ‘s defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian

The mainly Druze residents of the Syrian city of Sweida had hoped the arrival of government forces on Tuesday would spell an end to deadly sectarian clashes with local Bedouin tribes.Instead they spoke of executions,

Syria's defense minister announced a ceasefire after escalating clashes in the southern Sweida province between local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions. Israeli airstrikes targeted Syrian government forces,

These are wild times between Israel and Syria.And in these wild times it is unclear whether Israel's attacks on Syrian regime forces on Monday and Tuesday - even if it is to protect some Syrian-Druze who the Jewish state has good relations with and even if the Syrian forces are in part of Israel's self-declared buffer zone – will stand unchallenged or lead to major strategic fallout.

A leading Druze spiritual leader accused the Syrian leadership in Damascus of bombarding the southern city of Sweida despite having reached an agreement to quell violence, and he called on fighters to confront Syrian troops entering the city.