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Syrian government urges respect for shaky truce in Druze region

Syria's Islamist-led government said its security forces were deploying in the predominantly Druze southern city of Sweida on Saturday and urged all parties to respect a ceasefire after days of facti...

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Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

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Armed fighters in streets of Sweida as Druze-Bedouin clashes flare up again in Syria

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Bloodshed in Syria's Sweida Left at Least 321 People Dead, Human Rights Group Says

Bloodshed in Sweida left at least 321 people dead, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said on Friday, in a new toll.

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Syrian presidency announces ceasefire after deadly sectarian clashes in south

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Exclusive: Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

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Syria's Druze Find Bodies in the Streets While Searching for Loved Ones After Days of Clashes

At least 600 people — combatants and civilians on both sides — were killed in four days of clashes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor.

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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

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Explainer-Who Are the Druze and Why Does Israel Say It Is Hitting Syria for Their Sake?

Syria, Israel and Sweida

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Syria forces deploy in Druze heartland after US brokers deal with Israel

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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Syrian forces prepare to redeploy to Sweida city despite Israeli warnings

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Israel Agrees to Allow Syrian Troops Limited Access to Sweida

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

Renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, and government forces were preparing to deploy again to the area Friday after pulling ou...

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Syrian forces leave Sweida

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The Dispute Behind the Violence in Syria

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Syrian government says it’s deploying forces to restive south after week of violence

A short while later, Syria’s presidency declared what it called an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in the province, calling on everyone to allow the state “to implement this ceasefire responsib...

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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

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Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves over 500 dead

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Syrian president announces 'comprehensive' ceasefire in Sweida

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has announced a "comprehensive" ceasefire in the southern province of Sweida after nearly a week of violence that left hundreds dead. The government said on Saturday that it was redeploying security forces in the province and called for all parties to refrain from further violence.

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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 Sweida.

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US says Israel-Syria agree to ceasefire as Druze minority, Bedouin clans continue to clash in Sweida

US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, announced early on Saturday that Syria and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. It comes after Israeli forces carried out several attacks against Syria,

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In Syria, a cycle of revenge engulfs the Druze city of Sweida

Attacks against Druze civilians, allegedly carried out by members of government forces, have multiplied in recent days in the city of Sweida and its surrounding areas, which remain cut off from the outside world.

The Druze: An insular faith, facing a fractured Middle East

At the center of a crisis in Syria are the Druze — a secretive religious minority that long carved out a precarious identity across Syria, Lebanon and Israel.

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Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensive

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday after U.S. intervention to help achieve a truce in fighting between government forces and Druze fighters.

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Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves nearly 600 dead

Syrian troops on Thursday pulled out of the Druze heartland of Sweida on the orders of the Islamist-led government, following days of deadly clashes that killed nearly 600 people, according to a war monitor.