Inter-communal fighting kills 940 in Syria; 1 killed in Israeli strike in Khiam
According to the NGO, 588 Druze — 326 fighters and 262 civilians — were killed, including 182 'summarily executed by members [of forces under] the Defense and Interior Ministries.'
The dead also include 312 members of government forces and 21 Sunni Bedouins, including three civilians 'summarily executed by Druze fighters,' according to the SOHR. In addition, 15 members of government forces were killed in Israeli strikes, according to the NGO.
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