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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 Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

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?

Syrian forces enter Sweida city

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China Daily · 43m

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

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Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian violence

The announcement came a day after sectarian clashes that killed dozens, and after a state-run news agency report that Israel had launched a strike in the area.

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

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Syria Condemns Israeli Strikes, Holds Israel Responsible For 'Consequences'

Syrians Terrified As Violence Grips Druze-majority City Of Sweida

In Syria's Druze-majority city of Sweida, residents said they have been living in terror since the arrival of government forces who have been carrying out what witnesses and a war monitor have called summary executions.

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.

18hon MSN

What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?

The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed groups.

13hon MSN

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.