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Druze, Syria and Sweida

Syrian government forces set to reenter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

Renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, and government forces were preparing to deploy again to the area Friday after pulling ou...

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Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

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Syria withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city

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

Syria's interim president has said it is his "priority" to protect the country's Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minor...

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Crisis Spirals in Syria With Israeli Strikes on Damascus

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Suwayda tense as Syria reels from sectarian fighting, Israeli attacks

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Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect

The dayslong fighting threatened to unravel Syria’s postwar political transition and brought in further military intervention by its powerful neighbor Israel, which on Wednesday struck the Syrian Defe...

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Photos in southern Syria after soldiers move in to quell sectarian violence

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Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves over 500 dead

Druze, Syria and Israel

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Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb Syria to protect them?

Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

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Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?

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Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze

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Bloodshed in Syria's Sweida Left at Least 321 People Dead, Human Rights Group Says

Bloodshed in Sweida left at least 321 people dead, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said on Friday, in a new toll.

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Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

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Syrian Forces Prepare to Redeploy to Sweida City Despite Israeli Warnings

Israel's military carried out fresh strikes in Sweida province overnight.

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support

Syria, Israel and Air Strikes

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

In a televised speech, Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa promised to protect the rights and freedom of Syria's Druze community — and avoid an “open war” with Israel.

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Israel strikes Syria amid sectarian clashes

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Syrian Clashes Ease After Israeli Air Strikes in Damascus

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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

The Israeli military launched Wednesday rare airstrikes in the heart of Damascus, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters as clashes in the southern Syrian city of Sweida continued to flare....

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Alert: Syrian officials and Druze leaders announce new ceasefire after days of fighting, following breakdown of previous truce

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

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Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after clashes

Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern province that left bloodied bodies of civilians on the streets and homes loo

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'There were bodies everywhere': Druze residents describe 'bloodbath' in Syrian city Suweida

One woman tells the BBC she cowered in her home waiting for gunmen to enter and "decide whether we should live or die".

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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

Residents described friends and neighbours being shot at close range in their homes or in the streets. They said the killings were carried out by Syrian troops.

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Photos show Druze and Bedouin clashes in southern Syria

Injured government soldiers and civilians were treated after clashes broke out between Druze militiamen and Sunni Bedouin tribes in Syria's southern Sweida province, threatening to

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Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.

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Rubio says US brokered end to Syria conflict

The Syrian government has begun withdrawing its forces from the majority-Druze city of Suwayda, according to the country's state-run SANA news agency. A ceasefire with Druze militia has also been announced but it is "unclear" whether it will hold, said CNN.