In the summer of 2025, Alex Crawford and her team were on assignment inside the besieged Syrian city of Sweida. In this episode of Hotspots, join Alex, producer Chris and camera operator Garwen as they get caught in a gun battle between Druze militia and Arab fighters. Find out how difficult it is to get to the heart of the story where bodies are piled outside a hospital, and see the emotion behind a decision from their Syrian producer to put protecting the team first. #skynewshotspots #hotspots #syria #worldnews SUBSCRIBE to our Sky News Hotspots YouTube channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/@SkyNewsHotspots Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales