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Syria, Druze and Sweida

Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire goes into effect

Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with militias from the Druze minority.

Los Angeles Times · 40m

Druze-Bedouin clashes flare up again after government forces pull out of southern Syria

Tens of thousands of people remained displaced by the violence and the United Nations has been unable to bring in much-needed humanitarian and medical aid because of ongoing clashes.

Euronews (English) on MSN · 1d

Syrian forces leave Sweida after ceasefire with Druze militias goes into effect

The fighting had threatened to unravel Syria's post-war political transition and brought further military intervention by neighbouring Israel.View on euronews

Druze, Syria and Israel

Reuters on MSN · 19h

US does not support Israel's Syria strikes, Sharaa vows to protect Druze

The United States said it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture his country.

CNN on MSN · 37m

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.

The Washington Post on MSN · 18h

Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze

Israeli leaders said they launched attacks on Syria this week to protect members of the Druze religious group in the country’s south, amid clashes in the area.

Syria, Israel and airstrikes in Damascus

The Conversation on MSN · 1h

Israel is exploiting the vacuum left by southern Syria’s sectarian clashes and a weak state

Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria has brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously close to direct conflict with Israel, after Israeli warplanes launched strikes against government buildings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on July 16.

The World from PRX on MSN · 1h

Hopes for calm after clashes in southern Syria and airstrikes in Damascus

The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Istanbul-based journalist Ruth Michaelson about unrest in Syria amid clashes between minority groups, government military involvement and Israeli airstrikes in the country.

NBC News on MSN · 18h

Syria steps back from 'open war' in face of intense Israeli strikes after sectarian violence

Israel launched rare strikes in Damascus on Wednesday in a campaign it said was aimed at defending the Druze community after days of clashes in the southern city of Sweida.

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Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a ...

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Syria announces shaky ceasefire after over 160 killed in sectarian violence that drew in Israel

The Syrian government announced a ceasefire Tuesday after it intervened to quell the deadliest outburst of sectarian violence ...

Mid-Day on MSN19h

Won Syria Ceasefire By Force, Won`t Allow Troops South Of Damascus: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel launched targeted airstrikes in Syria’s Suwayda region amid escalating clashes involving Druze militias and Syrian ...

Syria withdraws troops from south after days of deadly clashes with Arab minority that drew in Israel

Syria says it is withdrawing troops from a flashpoint southern city after days of deadly clashes with an Arab minority group ...

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After powerful Israeli strikes on Damascus, Syria withdraws troops from Suwayda city to avoid ‘open war’

Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group involved in deadly clashes with Syrian ...

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Israel Bombs Damascus, Warns Syria of ‘Painful Blows’ as Footage Shows Hit on Defense Ministry

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Damascus headquarters served as a command center for deploying regime forces to ...

Al Jazeera on MSN1d

Israel is "undermining Syrian sovereignty”with “impunity”

Alon Pinkas talks about why Israel conducted military strikes on its neighbour Syria, and why Israel seems immune to ...

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Syrian Forces Prepare to Redeploy to Sweida City Despite Israeli Warnings

Members of Syrian security forces walk on a road in Sweida countryside, as vehicles transporting other Syrian security forces ...

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