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Syria, Druze and Sweida

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.

RTÉ Ireland · 4h

Syria troops quit Sweida as clashes leave nearly 600 dead

Syrian troops pulled out of the Druze heartland of Sweida on the orders of the Islamist-led government, following days of deadly clashes that killed nearly 600 people, according to a war monitor.

Syria, Israel and Sweida

Yahoo · 8h

Israel airstrike hits vicinity of Syria's Sweida, Syrian state news agency says

Despite reports indicating the strike was carried out by Israel, Channel 12 reported that the Israeli military had not conducted the strikes. Israel carried out an airstrike in the vicinity of Syria's Sweida,

The Times of India on MSN · 11h

Israel strikes near Syria’s Sweida; first raid after Syrian troops withdrawal - report

Israeli strikes targeted areas near Sweida, a Druze-majority city, following the withdrawal of Syrian government forces after clashes with local fighters. These strikes occurred amidst escalating violence,

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.

Syria, Israel and Druze

Newsweek on MSN · 6h

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 envoy told Newsweek.

U.S. News & World Report · 18h

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

Syria's Druze are concentrated in the southwest in the Sweida region bordering Jordan and in areas of Quneitra province, near the occupied Golan. They also reside in the Damascus

CNN on MSN · 18h

Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb Syria to protect them?

Israel has been carrying out strikes on Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December. This week saw a major escalation, when Israel said it attacked Syria to protect the Druze, an Arab minority at the center of clashes with government loyalists.

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 ...

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 ...

Greater Kashmir on MSN3h

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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Syria’s Al-Sharaa Flees Fearing Assassination? 70,000 Syrian Fighters ATTACK Israeli Druze In Sweida

Intense fighting has reignited in and around Suwayda between Druze militias and Bedouin tribal fighters, despite a declared ...

Syrian forces leave Sweida

Syrian government forces have left the southern city of Sweida, where days of sectarian clashes involving the Druze minority have left hundreds dead. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa made a call for ...

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 ...

11hon MSN

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 ...

18h

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 ...

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