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Syrian govt forces set to re-enter Sweida province

Syrian government forces set to reenter Sweida province after renewed sectarian clashes

The fighting killed hundreds of people over four days, with allegations that government-affiliated fighters executed Druze civilians and looted and burned homes.

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

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

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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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Crisis Spirals in Syria With Israeli Strikes on Damascus

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Suwayda tense as Syria reels from sectarian fighting, Israeli attacks

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Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect

The dayslong fighting threatened to unravel Syria’s postwar political transition and brought in further military intervention by its powerful neighbor Israel, which on Wednesday struck the Syrian Defe...

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Photos in southern Syria after soldiers move in to quell sectarian violence

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Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves over 500 dead

Syria, Israel and Sweida

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Israel agrees to allow Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

The Syrian Network for Human Rights monitoring group said it had documented 254 dead in four days of fighting, among them medical personnel, women and children.

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Israel reinforces fence between Golan Heights and Syria following Sweida province violence

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

Druze, Syria and Sweida

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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.

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Israel conducts strikes near Syria's Sweida. Here's why Netanyahu attacked Druze-majority city

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UN pushes for Syrian gov't to end violence against Druze in Sweida

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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

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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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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Israel says it’s allowing Syrian forces to enter Sweida for 48 hours amid renewed clashes

Violence between Druze and Bedouin has renewed in the southern Syrian province despite Thursday's announced ceasefire; Israel sending humanitarian aid over the border

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New clashes rock Syria's Druze heartland as tribal fighters reinforce Bedouin

Armed tribes supported by Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.

After Israel allowed ‘limited entry’ to Sweida, Syria denies plan to redeploy forces in Druze-Sunni clash region

Syria’s interior ministry spokesperson stated on Friday that government forces were not prepared to redeploy to Sweida Province, according to the official news agency

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REFILE: Armed men fire at building in Syria's Sweida region

Social media video showing armed men walking on road in Syria's Sweida region and then firing at a building. Credit: Social Media.

Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes

A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida. Now, members of its Druze community who fled or went into hiding are returning to search for loved ones and count their losses. They are finding homes looted and bloodied bodies of civilians in the streets.

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Blood in the Streets and Death in the Air: Residents Survey Damage in Syrian City

After five days of hunkering down at his home in the southern city of Sweida, 33-year-old Hossam emerged on Thursday and drove around to survey the damage. Wherever he went, the smell of death lingered.