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Syria, Druze Leaders Announce New Ceasefire

Syria's Druze Reach New Ceasefire Deal With Government in Sweida, Religious Leader Says

Syria's Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect, Druze religious leader Sheikh Yousef Jarbou said in a video broadcast by state me...

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Syrian government and leaders of the Druze minority announce new ceasefire

The Times of Israel · 4h

Syrian gov’t forces begin withdrawing from Sweida as Israel vows to protect Druze

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Syria Announces Ceasefire After Latest Outbreak of Deadly Sectarian Violence

Syria 's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens, while neighboring Israel...

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Syrian government and leaders of the Druze minority announce new cease-fire

Syria’s Defense Ministry blamed militias in Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire and continue military operations in th...

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Understanding the enigmatic Druze community at the heart of Syrian unrest

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Will Israel’s airstrikes help the Druze in Syria?

Photos in southern Syria

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RTÉ Ireland · 8m

More than 350 killed in south Syria violence - monitor

A war monitor said that more than 350 people have been killed since the weekend in violent clashes in Syria's southern Sweida province, updating an earlier toll.

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Here’s what triggered the latest deadly violence in Syria, and why it matters

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Photos in southern Syria after soldiers move in to quell sectarian violence

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What to Know About Israel’s Strikes in Syria

Druse militiamen have been fighting with Bedouins in the Sweida Province, and Syrian government forces and the Israeli military are getting involved.

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Israel strikes Damascus as fighting between Syrian forces and Druze rages

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Clashes resume in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, Israel vows more strikes

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?

The Syrian foreign ministry said several civilians and security force members were killed in the strikes, but did not provide specific figures.

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Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as a ceasefire collapses

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 13h

Israel strikes Syrian Defense Ministry as clashes between government and Druze minority rage on

Syrian forces enter Sweida city

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China Daily · 54m

Clashes resume in Syria's Sweida city

DAMASCUS — Clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, wrecking a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to put an end to days of deadly sectarian bloodshed.

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Dead and wounded in clashes in Syria’s Sweida province arrive in hospital

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Syrian forces enter Sweida city following deadly clashes

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Israel bombs Syrian forces entering Druze city after sectarian clashes

Israel says it has bombed Syrian government forces around Suweida, as they entered the predominantly Druze city following two days of deadly sectarian clashes.

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Smoke rising in Sweida after days of sectarian violence in Syria

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Syrian Druze Say Govt Mission Of Peace Devolved Into Rampage

The Media Line · 1d

Syrian Army Takes Control of As-Suwayda, Announces Ceasefire

In a significant turn, prominent Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al‑Hijri issued a recorded statement calling for resistance to the military campaign “by all available means.”

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Israel strikes Syrian city, vows to protect Druze from government forces

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Syrian forces enter Druze city after deadly clashes

Al-Monitor5h

Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after US request

Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida on Wednesday, following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a US call for government forces to leave the majority-Druze southern city.

Courthouse News Service5h

Israel bombs Syria army HQ after warning Damascus to leave Druze alone

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Israel bombed the Syrian army's headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the country's Druze minority alone, as authorities announced a ceasefire in the community's southern heartland after deadly sectarian clashes.

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IDF Under Fire: Syria's military readiness signals possible retaliation against Israeli forces

Convoys of Syrian security forces and tank transporters carrying tanks were seen moving outside of Sweida on July 16. Scores of people have been killed this week in violence in and around the predominantly Druze city of Sweida.

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Daily Times on MSN6h

Israel boosts Syria border security after Druze clashes turn deadly

Israel increased its military presence along the Syrian border on Wednesday after violent clashes between Druze and Bedouin groups in southern Syria. The unrest, centered in the Sweida region, led the Syrian government to send in troops.

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Netanyahu: 'My Druze brothers, do not cross the border into Syria, let the IDF do its job'

Israeli officials react to the ongoing violence in Syria's Sweida between regime forces and the local Druze community. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Israeli Druze citizens not to cross the border amid ongoing clashes in Sweida in southern Syria on Wednesday afternoon.