Clashes Resume in Syria's Druze City of Sweida
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The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday attacked the entrance to the Syrian regime’s military headquarters in the Damascus area in response to reports of atrocities against local Druze residents.
After pro-regime fighters killed dozens of minority Druze community members in southern Sweida province, Israel warned Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to leave the community alone. Israel also struck the Syrian army headquarters in a warning to the regime to stop the violence.
As the Israeli Air Force conducts strikes in southern Syria, a military official says, "The more the Syrian regime has intervened, the worse it looks."The post Israel warns Syria of
Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire just hours after government forces entered a key city in the volatile Sweida province.
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France 24 on MSNHundreds killed in Druze-majority Sweida city after sectarian violenceAt least 203 people have been killed in sectarian fighting involving Sunni tribes, Druze militias and Syrian troops in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida since Sunday, a war monitor said
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The ongoing unrest in Sweida has become both a political and security challenge for the Syrian government. What began as local clashes has now escalated into a broader crisis, with Druze armed groups resisting central authority, as FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr ...
Dozens of wounded and dead arrived at a hospital in Al-Mazraa in Syria's southern Sweida province on Tuesday following clashes between local militias, clans and government forces.
The Syrian presidency vowed to punish those who committed violations against Druze-majority Sweida's residents, as government forces were accused of summary executions and other abuses by right groups,