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Syria, Israel and Sectarian Violence

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.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 4d

Israel Strikes Damascus as Sectarian Violence in Syria Escalates

The attack follows a wave of Israeli strikes on Syrian government forces during two days of sectarian clashes between local Druze and Bedouin populations.

U.S. News & World Report · 3d

US Did Not Support Recent Israeli Strikes on Syria, State Dept Says

The United States did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria, the State Department said on Thursday, adding that Washington made clear its displeasure after tensions escalated and worked quickly to stop it.

Syria announces ceasefire

DPA International on MSN · 3h

Aid trickles into Syria's Druze stronghold after deadly strife

Badly needed humanitarian supplies started to reach Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province on Sunday, a day after a ceasefire was announced following a week of sectarian fighting that left hundreds dead,

Reuters · 1d

Syria announces ceasefire after deadly clashes 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 factional bloodshed that has left hundreds dead.

The Washington Post · 1d

Deadly violence in Syria could reshape domestic and regional alliances

Violence between government forces and armed factions of a religious minority in southern Syria this week has deepened divisions in a country still recuperating from a civil war

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Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed over 1,100: monitor

Calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of ...

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Syrian government deploys forces to restive south after week of violence

Syrian security forces are deploying in the restive province of Suwayda after days of communal fighting in which hundreds of ...

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Calm in Syria after days of sectarian violence and over 1,000 deaths

Gunfire is reported to have stopped in southern Syria after days of sectarian violence which has led to more than a thousand ...

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Tense calm prevails Syria’s al-Suwayda after a week of sectarian violence

A tense calm prevails in the city of Al-Suwayda, in southern Syria, on Sunday, with sporadic clashes outside the city despite the ceasefire in effect, a week after sectarian violence between Bedouin ...

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Sectarian violence erupts again in Syria, leaving at least 160 dead

Sectarian violence erupted again in southern Syria as local Sunni Bedouin tribes fought armed factions for the Druze ...

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Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, Damascus says truce holding

DAMASCUS, July 20 (Reuters) - Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced ...

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

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, said the clashes started after members of a Bedouin tribe ...

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Syrian troops move into Suwayda as violence continues

One day after reaching a ceasefire with Israel, Syrian military forces began moving into the country's Suwayda Governorate, where dozens of people have been killed in recent days amid fighting between ...

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