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Clashes rage in Druze region

A fragile ceasefire holds in southern Syria after hundreds of Druze civilians killed

After a week of violence that killed hundreds of people, the Syrian government reported that clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped.

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Syrian forces struggle to implement ceasefire in Druze region

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Syria clashes continue as Sharaa regime struggles to enforce ceasefire

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US citizen among eight Druze family members executed during Syria’s sectarian violence

An American citizen from Oklahoma was among eight men, all family members, rounded up and killed during the sectarian violence that flared in Syria last week.

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Syria withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city

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In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting

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Bedouin civilians evacuate Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds

Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Monday (July 21) as part of a U.S.-backed truce meant to end fighting that has killed hundreds of people...

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Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida

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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

The crisis is the most significant in Sharaa’s fledgling presidency, underscoring Syria’s fragility eight months after he led a rebel offensive that toppled former dictator Bashar al-Assad and ended ...

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Aid trickles into Syria's Druze stronghold after deadly strife

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Syrian govt says fighting in Sweida halted after tribal forces pull out

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Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore

When the Syrian civil war erupted in March 2011, Syrian Druze were targeted at times by both the Assad regime, which pressured them to support it, and by Islamist rebel groups that regarded them as infidels. The Druze straddled a fine line throughout the war, seeking, not always successfully, to be left on their own.

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Druze regain control of Sweida city after Syria announces ceasefire

Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further Israeli military intervention in the Druze-majority province.Israel had bombed defence ministry forces in both Sweida and Damascus earlier this week to force their withdrawal after they were accused of summary executions and other abuses against Druze civilians during their brief deployment in the southern province.

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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and .

Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has urged Sunni Bedouin tribes to honor a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly clashes with Druze-linked militias Sweida

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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 media on Wednesday.

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Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

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

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Syria and Druze minority agree to new ceasefire after Israeli strikes on Damascus

Some Syrian military units are withdrawing from the southern city of Suwayda after days of deadly fighting. Secretary of State Rubio announced late Wednesday that all parties, including Israel, agreed to a ceasefire.

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Syrian government and leaders of the Druze minority announce new ceasefire

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ceasefire after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition and have drawn intervention by Syria’s powerful neighbor, Israel.

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Syria's interim president urges Bedouin tribes to commit to ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has urged Sunni Bedouin tribes to honor a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly clashes with Druze-linked militias.