Why has fighting erupted in Syria?

Two weeks ago, a Druze vegetable seller was kidnapped on a highway in southern Syria.

It sparked a bout of fighting that has left 1,000 people dead and neighbourhoods burned to ash in Syria's Sweida province.

So, how did local clashes spiral into massacres involving government forces and an Israeli bombing campaign? And what does it mean for the future of Ahmed al-Sharaa's leadership?

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