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Syria steps back from 'open war' in face of intense Israeli strikes after sectarian violence

Israel launched rare strikes in Damascus on Wednesday in a campaign it said was aimed at defending the Druze community after days of clashes in the southern city of Sweida.

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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes

Ahmed al-Sharaa spoke after Israel said it would destroy government forces it accused of attacking Druze in Syria.

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Sectarian violence erupts again in Syria, leaving at least 160 dead

Sectarian violence erupted again in southern Syria as local Sunni Bedouin tribes fought armed factions for the Druze religious community. The Syrian government dispatched troops to restore order, and Israel launched airstrikes to protect the Druze.

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) documented a significant outbreak of brutality in the killings that gripped ...

Druze-Sunni clashes: Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, says war monitor

Nearly 600 people have died in southern Syria amid recent violence between Bedouin and Druze communities in Suweida province, ...

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Syria's New Leader Won Trump's Approval—He May Soon Be on Israel's Hit List

"If Israel feels that a certain leader...is an evident threat to its national security, it will operate," a former Israeli ...

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Blood in the Streets and Death in the Air: Residents Survey Damage in Syrian City

After five days of hunkering down at his home in the southern city of Sweida, 33-year-old Hossam emerged on Thursday and ...

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Here’s what triggered the latest deadly violence in Syria, and why it matters

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, said the clashes started after members of a Bedouin tribe ...

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Israel Strikes Damascus Amid Escalating Sectarian Violence in Syria

Israel says it is intervening to protect Syria’s Druze residents who have strong ties to Israel’s Druze community. Damascus ...

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Israel Attacks Syrian Capital, Says It’s Defending Druze

Israel struck Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday and moved more troops to the border in a bid, officials said, to prevent attacks against the Syrian Druze community.

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