Druze militias have overrun most of the army bases in Syria's southern province of Suweida along the border with Jordan, leaving one major base north of the city of Suweida, Druze militia sources told Reuters on Saturday.
Khalkhala air base, north of the provincial capital in the mainly Druze-populated region, remained under army control, with forces regrouping there. The headquarters of the army's special forces unit in the city saw mass desertions, they added.
Hundreds of army troops were now sheltering in Druze community halls, the sources said.