DAMASCUS, Syria >> Dozens of people have been killed in fighting between local militias and clans in Syria ‘s Sweida province, where government security forces sent to restore order Monday also clashed with local armed groups.

The Interior Ministry said more than 30 people died and nearly 100 others have been injured. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at least 50 dead, including two children and six members of the security forces.

Clashes initially broke out between armed groups from the Druze religious minority and Sunni Bedouin clans, the observatory said, with some members of the government security forces “actively participating” in support of the Bedouins.

— The Associated Press