Mourners chant and carry coffins during the funeral of Syrian Druze fighters in the town of Salkhad in the country's southern Suwayda governorate. A war monitor and Druze residents said forces affiliated with the new authorities attacked Jaramana and Sahnaya near Damascus and clashed with Druze gunmen, while Syria's government blamed "outlaw groups" for the violence. Fresh Israeli overnight strikes were reported, coming as Israel has repeatedly said its forces were ready to protect the Druze minority. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES