Local TV channel said that among the dead were 55 civilians and 79 militia.
Meanwhile, special forces units from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense dispatched from Damascus to stabilize the situation have suffered heavy losses with 189 deaths, while the Arabian militia support the government has lost 18 fighters.
Not stopping there, 15 internal security personnel were also killed in Israeli airstrikes on Damascus on July 16.
The Syrian Defense Ministry had previously announced the withdrawal of all military forces from the city of Suwayda, where the Druze majority occupied, under a ceasefire reached on the same day, July 16.
The statement said: "The military is leaving Suwayda after completing operations to clean up the city of illegal armed groups, with the police taking control."
After that, the spiritual leader of the Druze, Mr. Sheikh Yousef Jarbou welcomed the deal. "We have contacted the government in Damascus and confirmed our commitment to national sovereignty," Sheikh wrote on social network X.
Mr. Sheikh also affirmed that the operation of state institutions will be restored in all areas of Suwayda according to Syrian law and regulations.
Clashes between Arabian militias and Druze self-defense units broke out in Suwayda province on July 13. On July 15, the Syrian army entered the city of the same name and launched a search operation to stabilize the situation.
Israel immediately began conducting attacks on Syrian military convoys, saying it needed to protect the Druze people.
The Druze are an ethnic and religious group speaking the Arab language, residing in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan. Syria has 700,000 Druzes, making it the third largest ethnic and religious minority in the country after the Kurd and Alawite.
