From 15h ago 16.00 BST Syria's Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says Syria’s Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect, Druze religious leader Sheikh Yousef Jarbou said in a video broadcast by state media on Wednesday. Washington’s ambassador to Turkey on Wednesday called for a “step back” and negotiations to get to a ceasefire in Syria’s city of Sweida and condemned violence against civilians. Since December, Israel has claimed to defend the Druze in Syria, a patronage not all Syrian Druze are comfortable with. Share15h ago 16.00 BST Syria's Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says Syria’s Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect, Druze religious leader Sheikh Yousef Jarbou said in a video broadcast by state media on Wednesday. Syrian state media reported a “number of casualties” without giving further details.