Syria Sectarian Clashes

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Israel Halts Airstrikes on Syria

Syrian presidency to send new force to halt clashes in south

The Syrian leader's move comes after days of clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in Suweida, reported to have killed hundreds.

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Israel Halts Airstrikes on Syria as Sectarian Clashes Ease

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Druze-Bedouin clashes flare up again after government forces pull out of southern Syria

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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 Druze writer calls what’s happening in southern Syria ‘chaos killings’

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Syria's Druze Find Bodies in the Streets While Searching for Loved Ones After Days of Clashes

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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.

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Explainer-Who Are the Druze and Why Does Israel Say It Is Hitting Syria for Their Sake?

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

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Syria, Israel agree US-brokered ceasefire amid Suwayda clashes, envoy says

Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, US ambassador to Turkiye, Tom Barrack, has announced, drawing an uneasy truce between the neighbours after days of air strikes and sectarian bloodshed in Syria’s southwestern Suwayda region.

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

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.

Deadly violence in Syria could reshape domestic and regional alliances

An eruption of violence in Syria this week that entangled government forces, Bedouin tribes, the Druze religious minority and neighboring Israel highlighted just how combustible the country remains seven months after its longtime authoritarian leader was toppled.

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Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged

Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire just hours after government forces entered a key city in the volatile Sweida province.

Syria orders ceasefire after clashes

Syria's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens there. Neighboring Israel again launched strikes on Syrian military forces,

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Israel is exploiting the vacuum left by southern Syria’s sectarian clashes and a weak state

Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria has brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously close to direct conflict with Israel, after Israeli warplanes launched strikes against government buildings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on July 16.

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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,

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

Sectarian violence erupted again in southern Syria as local Sunni Bedouin tribes fought armed factions for the Druze religious community. The Syrian government dispatched troops to restore order, and Israel launched airstrikes to protect the Druze.

Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of deadly sectarian violence

Syria’s defense minister has announced a ceasefire after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday

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State Department says US 'unequivocally condemns' Israeli airstrike in Syria, calls for 'dialogue'

The State Department condemned recent Israeli strikes in Syria, and Secretary Marco Rubio announced a U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Syria to end immediate violence.