Inside the Suwayda Chokehold: The Collapse of Salkhad Hospital

A silent medical siege is systematically shutting down surgeries in Syria’s Druze-majority governorate

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While mainstream international media remains focused elsewhere, a calculated, quiet siege is tightening around the governorate of Suwayda in southwest Syria. A suffocating blockade by pro-government forces and allied factions is systematically weaponizing access to basic medical infrastructure, electricity, and fuel.

The micro-level fallout …