Syria Sectarian Clashes Update

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Druze-Bedouin clashes flare up again

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 re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

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Druze-Bedouin clashes flare up again after government forces pull out of southern 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 Druze writer calls what’s happening in southern Syria ‘chaos killings’

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

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Syrian Forces Prepare to Redeploy to Sweida City Despite Israeli Warnings

Israel's military carried out fresh strikes in Sweida province overnight.

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support

Israel Halts Airstrikes on Syria

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

In a televised speech, interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa promised to protect the rights and freedom of Syria's Druze community — and avoid an “open war” with Israel.

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Israel is exploiting the vacuum left by southern Syria’s sectarian clashes and a weak state

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Israel Halts Airstrikes on Syria as Sectarian Clashes Ease

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

Syrian state-run media say Israel carried out an air strike near Syria's southern Druze-majority city of Suweida late on Thursday.

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

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Reporter in Damascus reacts as Israeli strikes hit Syrian Defense Ministry behind her

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US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus

The Syrian foreign ministry condemned Israel's "treacherous aggression".

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Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect

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US did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria, State Dept says

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

Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire just hours after government forces entered a key city in the volatile Sweida province.

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Syria troops quit Sweida as clashes leave nearly 600 dead

Syrian troops have 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.

Syria orders ceasefire after clashes

Syria's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens there. Neighboring Israel again launched strikes on Syrian military forces,

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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 religious community. The Syrian government dispatched troops to restore order, and Israel launched airstrikes to protect the Druze.

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Attacks on Syrian security forces sent to quell sectarian clashes leave 18 dead as Israel strikes targets to protect Druze

At least 18 members of Syria's security forces have been killed in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the Defence Ministry said, after they deployed to quell deadly sectarian clashes that had resumed on Monday,