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Syrian forces prepare to redeploy to Sweida city despite Israeli warnings

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Syrian security forces are preparing to redeploy to the Druze-majority Sweida city to quell fighting with Bedouin tribes, a Syrian interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday, further straining a fragile truce in Syria's south.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Israeli Drones Target Syria's Sweida City, State News Agency Says

(Reuters) -Israeli drones targeted Syria's city of Sweida, where clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters have resumed, Syrian state news agency said on Wednesday. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

BBC · 9h

Syrian media report Israeli strike near violence-hit Druze city

The fighting was sparked by a dispute between the Bedouin and Druze communities Syrian state-run media say Israel carried out an air strike near Syria's southern Druze-majority city of Suweida late on Thursday.

Druze, Syria

Boise State Public Radio · 2h

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

The conflict had drawn airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze before a truce halted most of the fighting.

Reuters · 10h

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.

ABC News · 1h

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

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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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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Death toll nears 600 in Syria’s Sweida as Israeli airstrike hits outskirts

On Monday and Wednesday, Israel launched waves of strikes on Damascus and Sweida, claiming to prevent the Druze minority from ...

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Golan Fence Falls After 100s of Druze Cross...? Israel Panics After Sweida Unrest, Damascus Attack

A deadly wave of clashes in Syria's Sweida region has spilled over into Israel, where the IDF is now striking targets, claiming to protect the Druze minority. Hundreds have gathered at the Golan ...

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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 ...

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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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 ...

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