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Sectarian clashes continue in Syria's Sweida region
Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar ...
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 ...
Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed sectarian clashes
The conflict drew airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze minority before most of the ...
Syria Declares Cease-Fire After a Week of Upheaval
Sectarian-tinged clashes left hundreds dead and drew in Israeli military intervention. A U.S. envoy said Israel and Syria had ...
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 ...
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 ...
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UN sounds alarm over Syria as sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes escalate
A surge in sectarian violence in southern Syria and Israeli airstrikes reaching central Damascus have pushed the war‑scarred ...
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Syria’s New Wave of Violence: How Sectarian Clashes Could Redraw Regional Alliances | Explained
Recent violence in Syria, which reignited sectarian tensions, now risks derailing fragile alliances with Israel, while possibly reshaping the country's ties with Turkey and its minorities.
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 ...