On August 29, 2026, armed Druze factions in Syria's Suweida province blocked students from traveling to sit official basic and secondary school exams that began Saturday. Suweida and surrounding areas remain outside the control of Syria's new authorities.
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Sweida city and other parts of the southern province are the last areas outside the grasp of Syria’s new authorities.
Armed factions in Syria’s Druze-majority Suweida province blocked students from traveling to official basic and secondary school exams that began Saturday in the government-controlled north, demanding that the tests be held in areas under their control [aawsat.com#1][newarab.com#1][aawsat.com#2][enabbaladi.net#1]. The factions belong to the National Guard affiliated with Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat