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Syrian authorities evacuate Bedouin families from Sweida city

Syrian authorities on Monday evacuated Bedouin families from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, after a ceasefire in the southern province halted bloody clashes between the communities, an AFP correspondent and official media said.

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Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

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Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida

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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as the Islamist-led government st...

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Syria Declares Cease-Fire After a Week of Upheaval

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Exclusive: Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

More than 900 people are reported to have been killed in the violence.

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed over 1,100: monitor

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Syrian Government Starts Evacuating Bedouin Families From Sweida in Bid to End Weeklong Clashes

A displaced Bedouin girl stands inside a shelter after her family fled their home due to clashes between Bedouin clans and Druze militias, in Busra al-Harir village, southern Syria, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

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Middle East latest: Bedouin fighters withdraw from Sweida in Syria – as aid convoys enter province

Syria's armed Bedouin clans have withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following weeklong clashes. Meanwhile, Syrian Red Crescent convoys have been sent to provide vital aid to the southern region.

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In Syria’s Sweida, bodies wait to be identified at overwhelmed hospital

Clashes erupted on July 13 in Syria’s Druze-majority province of Sweida between local fighters and Sunni Bedouin, spiralling and drawing in government forces, tribal allies of the Bedouin and the military of neighbouring Israel.

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

Syrian government forces had largely pulled out of the Druze-majority southern province of Sweida after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze religious minority that threatened to unravel the country’s fragile post-war transition.

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Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, Damascus says truce holding

DAMASCUS, July 20 (Reuters) - Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city and the United States stepped up calls for an end to days of fighting.