Syria Sectarian Clashes

Order byBest matchMost fresh

Syria, Sectarian

Here's what triggered the latest deadly sectarian clashes in Syria, and why it matters

Clashes between Bedouin tribes, government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have left dozens dead and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country's fragile postwar order. The country is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades of dictatorship and nearly 14 years of civil war.

· 1d

Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of deadly sectarian violence

· 1d · on MSN

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

Syria, Israel and Damascus

Digest more

· 17h · on MSN

Israel bombs Damascus military HQ as sectarian strife rages in Syria

Israeli warplanes pounded Syrian government buildings in the capital of Damascus on Wednesday, escalating its monthslong campaign against Syria’s new authorities amid heavy clashes between government...

· 1d

Israel Attacks Syria’s Military Amid Sectarian Clashes Between Druse and Bedouin Tribes

· 12h · on MSN

Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze in Syria

· 10h

Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

Clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to pu...

· 16h

Israel strikes Damascus hard in support of the Druze

· 15h

Crisis Spirals in Syria With Israeli Strikes on Damascus

· 3h

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

More than 350 people are reported to have been killed since sectarian clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes erupted in the province on Sunday.

· 1d

One in 10 children in its clinics are malnourished, UN Palestinian refugee agency says

· 17h

Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?

East Coast Radio4m

Syria troops quit Druze heartland province after deadly clashes: monitor

Syrian government forces have withdrawn from the whole of Sweida province after days of sectarian bloodshed in the heartland of the Druze minority,

2don MSN

Attacks on Syrian security forces sent to quell sectarian clashes leave 18 dead as Israel strikes targets to protect Druze

At least 18 members of Syria's security forces have been killed in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the Defence Ministry said, after they deployed to quell deadly sectarian clashes that had resumed on Monday,

2don MSN

Over 50 killed in Syrian sectarian clashes as Israel strikes government tanks in ‘clear warning’

Sectarian fighting between the Druze and Bedouins in southern Syria has killed over 50 people, with Israel intervening with airstrikes to prevent government soldiers from gathering in the south. Syria once again risks descending back into sectarian strife,

News242h

Syria troops quit Druze heartland province after deadly clashes

Israel, which is home to around 150 000 Druze citizens, has repeatedly stated its intention to defend the Druze of Syria in bouts of sectarian violence that have broken out since the Islamist now in power in Damascus toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad in December.