Syria, Sectarian and clashes in Sweida
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Ceasefire in Sweida after Druze fighters recapture city, government orders halt to sectarian violence with U.S.-brokered deal.
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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.
Sectarian-tinged clashes left hundreds dead and attracted Israeli military intervention. A U.S. envoy said Israel and Syria had agreed to a truce.
Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire just hours after government forces entered a key city in the volatile Sweida province.
One day after reaching a ceasefire with Israel, Syrian military forces began moving into the country's Suwayda Governorate, where dozens of people have been killed in recent days amid fighting between warring tribes.