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Armed groups close Sweida-Damascus highway as US envoy voices concern

DAMASCUS: Armed groups in Syria’s southern Sweida governorate have completely closed the highway linking the city to Damascus, state news agency SANA reported on Saturday, as a US envoy voiced concern over the groups’ conduct and warned against the mistaken belief that Washington supports them. Qutaiba Azzam, director of media relations at the Sweida Media Department, told SANA that the groups had blocked both directions of the highway at the Um al-Zaytoun checkpoint, which they control. Interna