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Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets

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Syria’s Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes

A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida.

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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

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Druze-Bedouin clashes reignite after government forces pull out of southern Syria

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

Renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, and government forces were preparing to deploy again to the area Friday after pulling ou...

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Israel Agrees to Allow Syrian Troops Limited Access to Sweida

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

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Bloodshed in Syria's Sweida Left at Least 321 People Dead, Human Rights Group Says

A Syrian minister said that the government has recovered 87 bodies, but he did not indicate if it was the entire toll from recent violence between Bedouin tribes and the Druze minority in and around ...

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

Syria, Druze and Israel

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The World from PRX on MSN · 3h

Hopes for calm after clashes in southern Syria and airstrikes in Damascus

The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Istanbul-based journalist Ruth Michaelson about unrest in Syria amid clashes between minority groups, government military involvement and Israeli airstrikes in the country.

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze in Syria

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Israel Attacks Syrian Capital, Says It’s Defending Druze

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

Clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to pu...

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Israel Targets Government Buildings in Syria’s Capital

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Israel-Syria Live: Powerful Israeli airstrikes shake Damascus

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Israel’s Red Lines in Syria Are Drawing It Deeper Into Conflict

Since then, it has increased its demands on the new regime, insisting on a demilitarized zone south of Damascus and promising to intervene militarily if needed to protect the Druze minority who live ...

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Why did Israel strike Damascus?

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Israel's attacks on Damascus hinder chemical weapons search, Syrian official says

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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 both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

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Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.

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Syria's Capital under Israeli fire: The Druze crisis that shook Damascus

Israel also said it was carrying out many more attacks in Sweida city, hitting Syrian soldiers and military buildings there.

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Netanyahu vows no Syrian forces south of Damascus,’ as Bedouins, Druze fight despite truce

Bedouin commander says ceasefire only applies to Damascus government, declares offensive with stated aim to free Bedouins held by Druze, after regime's retreat during IDF strikes

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Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze

Israeli leaders said they launched attacks on Syria this week to protect members of the Druze religious group in the country’s south, amid clashes in the area.

Israel bombs Damascus as response to Syrian government treatment of Druze people

Israel launched massive airstrikes in Damascus, Syria, as a response to apparent attacks against the Druze minorities in Sweida. Lina Sinjab with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.