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Druze, Syria and Sweida

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

After days of bloodshed in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, survivors emerged on Thursday to collect and bury the scores of dead found across the city.

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Syrian forces leave Sweida under ceasefire agreement with Druze militias

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Syria withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city

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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes

Syria's interim president has said it is his "priority" to protect the country's Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minor...

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Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of deadly sectarian violence

Stars and Stripes · 6h

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

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Israeli airstrike hits Syrian Defense Ministry in rare Damascus attack amid Sweida unrest

Syria's Defense Ministry had earlier blamed militias in the Druze-majority area of Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fir...

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Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between government forces and Druze groups in Syria rage on

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Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as a ceasefire collapses

Druze, Syria and Israel

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Key players in Syria's latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

The violence underscored the difficulties facing the Syrian new government struggling to consolidate control over the country, months after Islamist-led insurgents ousted longtime autocrat Bashar Assa...

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

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Powerful Israeli strikes rock Damascus as Syrian forces clash with Druze militias

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

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 t...

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Katz: IDF to raise level of attacks on Syrian regime if it doesn't leave Druze city

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Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged

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Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect

Videos circulated on social media showed government forces and allies humiliating Druze clerics and residents, looting homes and killing civilians hiding inside their houses.

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Syrian government officials and Druze leaders agree ceasefire after Israeli strikes

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Clashes resume in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, Israel vows more strikes

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?

Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

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

The United States said on Thursday 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 and promised to protect its Druze minority.

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Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact

Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack. Many then met relatives never seen before.

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

While some Druze leaders have urged accommodation with Damascus, others have come out strongly against Sharaa, notably Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajari, who urged resistance to government forces and appealed to world leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during this week's violence.

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the situation as "complicated" but said it looked like a "misunderstanding".

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Syria's Interim President Says Protecting Druze a 'Priority'

DAMASCUS/CAIRO (Reuters) -Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday that protecting Druze citizens and their rights is "our priority", as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria.

Druze elder humiliated in viral video found alive, granddaughter says

Claims circulated that he was dead after a video appeared online of men in military attire taunting the 80-year-old. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.