Based on publically available information As-suwaida is only controlled by 60 men in arms. They are organised as a Assad supporting Militia and therefore they are not directly part of the military, which changes communication and the hirarchy of orders.
A short look onto Wiki sais they are mainly Druse in As-Suwaida, meaning they are a surpressed group, but surpressed by the overall situation of the middle east cutting down most likely on family ties to other Druse in e.g. or currently especially Isreal. It also means, you might get away with being Israeli, at least in appearance having a good story.
The population is 70 thousand and about double in the larger city. They are used to new faces, yet surprised believing they know everyone already.
As all towns from the cradle of our society, the Biblical lands were we Roman-Greek learned about that one God and one God only, the town must have an ancient city centre with a surrounding wall. The basic blue print of also every European town, but different to American towns. Those in the north are made by settles, those in Latin America buy traders, these here in Greater Europe, are made to be.
This town structure is very lifely and as soon as the core idea is understood of keeping a comunity save and comfortable you can get around easily.
These days the central market, the main shopping places and the main routes, beside all meeting places are frequented by that very Militia.
You'll spot them by looking for the passive aggressive Chef de Place, the boss hoss of the hood, the top G on the spot, you know when you see the one trying to constantly at every moment intimidating everyone by his pure presence.
They are looking for everyone challenging them and their ego by being not afraid or dragging attention onto one. No place to go skating at all and even a harmonica will cause trouble, yet creating opportunity for a trap.
If anyone would challange them on e.g. a Saturday and start a local fight to get around, yet not realy away, into the small streets circeling around the market with get away connections towards the wall, becoming more protective towards the market centre to take em out one by one and team by team in fire fights, you are a deadhead or a group of deadheads, but you risc casualties among the living and those desperate to. A John Wick job, only. Man stopper and no cutters as ammo.
Otherwise, they can be located by satellite surveillance footage which can be either sponsored or hacked. You just look for those heads that are not bussy talking and enjoying the atmosphere, but are dominating the table they are on, sit for fucking ages and hardly move their heads while constantly watching to the inner spot of the market square and occassionaly make eye contact by moving the head with someone just like them in not that far distance. At some point they will all move to their HQ and it is only 60 of them.
Sadly, they won't have a lot to give away, except a ticket to heaven for doing bad to the bad; The ferry mans fee.
