Israel and Syria agree to ceasefire
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In an interview with the Associated Press, Tom Barrack criticized Israel’s recent intervention in Syria, calling it poorly timed and saying it complicated efforts to stabilize the region.
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The Syrian government says clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of people dead, drawing Israeli intervention and US condemnation.
Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Monday as part of a U.S.-backed truce meant to end days of bloodshed in southern Syria, state media and witnesses said.
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Axios on MSNIsrael and Syria agree to a ceasefire, U.S. envoy saysU.S. Special Envoy Thomas Barrack at an official ceremony held on May 29, 2025 Photo by Rami Alsayed/NurPhoto via
Syrian war monitor says fighting across Sweida province ongoing, although Druze fighters regained control of provincial capital after booting out rival armed factions
The interior ministry said clashes in Sweida city had been halted and the area cleared of Bedouin tribal fighters following the deployment.
One day after reaching a ceasefire with Israel, Syrian military forces began moving into the country's Suwayda Governorate, where dozens of people have been killed in recent days amid fighting between warring tribes.