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What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?
The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed groups. Why did ...
Sweida bleeds: Nearly 600 killed as Syrian troops withdraw amid Israeli airstrikes and US mediation
Nearly 600 killed in sectarian clashes in Syria’s Sweida as troops withdraw under pressure, Israeli strikes and US-led ...
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Interior Ministry: Syrian forces preparing to redeploy in Sweida
The spokesperson for Syria’s Interior Ministry said Friday that security forces are preparing to redeploy in the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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War monitor: Death toll from Sweida violence rises to over 500
The death toll from the violence in southern Syria's Sweida province continues to climb, with the Syrian Observatory for ...
Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze rights as ceasefire holds
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday, after U.S. intervention helped end deadly fighting between government ...
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 ...