Today in Syria, violence continued between rival factions even after a ceasefire deal happened yesterday.

Government troops withdrew overnight from Sueda.

As Israel said, it would not allow Syrian forces south of Damascus, extending Israel's attempted control of that area.

Stephanie Syr updates the situation and then looks at this new nation's fragile stability.

And a warning, images in this report may disturb some viewers.

Today in southern Syria, a massacre.

Armed Jews militias chase, tortured, and killed Bedouin tribe members, including women and children.

An act of apparent vengeance after Bedouin attacks on Sunday escalated into conflict.

The brutality comes despite a fragile ceasefire agreement signed yesterday between the Syrian government,

the Druze Union and local tribal leaders in Soweda.

But the conflict is not just local.

Israeli strikes Wednesday on the presidential palace and defense ministry headquarters in Damascus raised the stakes.

Today, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tamri Bruce said the U.S. did not support those strikes.

The United States unequivocally condemns the violence. All parties must step back and engage in meaningful dialogue that leads to a lasting ceasefire.

The U.S. has supported the interim Syrian government, led by Ahmed al-Shara, a former jihadist

who has promised peace. Ten days ago, the U.S. lifted its terrorist designation on Hyatt

Terrier al-Shahm, his former armed rebel group, now part of the interim government.

And in May, Al-Shara met with President Trump, a day after Trump lifted sanctions on Syria.

An array of groups hold sway in the country. In the northeast, the Kurdish-Syrian Democratic forces

supported by the United States. And in the northwest, the Kurdish-Syrian Democratic forces supported by the United States.

And in the northwest, swaths of territory are controlled by Turkish-backed militias.

Other opposition groups hold pockets of power in the south,

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