RPG event in Syrian Arab Republic on Thu 29th October 2026

On 29 October 2026, clashes took place among As-Sweida National Guards factions in As-Sweida - Al-Mohandessin neighborhood in the city of As-Sweida, using heavy weapons and RPGs, following an assault on a lawyer by the members of the Guards with a hard object, resulting in wounding him. The clashes also resulted in injuring four individuals including a UN employee from the Jordanian nationality, Ali Bibi, head of As-Sweida office and coordinator for the southern region, who was in a location near the clashes, by a fragment from an explosive bullet, and was transferred to hospital for treatment. There were no fatalities.