Last month, sectarian violence involving opposing fighters from the Druze minority faith and Bedouin tribes engulfed southern Syria again, forcing the government to send troops in an attempt to quell…
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The Guardian view on Syria’s hopes and fears: stability can’t be built without the people | Editorial ○
Brutal sectarian violence has left minorities terrified and is unravelling the tentative promise of a better future
After five decades of Assad family rule, and almost 14 years of civil war, Syrians k…
Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israeli strikes on Syria last week ○
The White House confirmed that Trump called Netanyahu to ‘rectify’ the situation after ongoing clashes in the city of Sweida
Donald Trump was “caught off guard” by Israeli strikes on Syria last week, …
‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence ○
More than 1,000 people estimated to have been killed after clashes between Bedouin and Druze groups
An uneasy calm returned to southern Syria’s Sweida province on Sunday, after fighters withdrew follo…
Clashes continue in Sweida as ceasefire struggles to hold ○
Renewed clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters were reported despite a ceasefire agreement announced earlier on Saturday.
‘Tense calm’ in Sweida after withdrawal of Bedouin fighters – Middle East crisis live ○
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Syria struggling to contain sectarian clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters
The Reuters news agency has spoken to residents who say there is a “tense calm” in Sweida after the Islamist-led govern…
Syrian government declares ‘comprehensive’ ceasefire in Sweida ○
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Presidency urges all parties to commit to truce and says any breaches will be violation of sovereignty
• Analysis: Escalating unrest lays bare new regime’s momentous challenges
The Syrian presidency ha…
Israel and Syria reach ceasefire deal ○
A conflict between the Druze minority and other tribes in Syria's southern Sweida region has killed hundreds of people in the past week.
US says Israel-Syria agree to ceasefire as Druze minority, Bedouin clans continue to clash in Sweida ○
The agreement comes after intense clashes displaced tens of thousands of people and contributed to a worsening humanitarian crisis in a region still recovering from over a decade of brutal civil war.
More violence erupts in Syria’s Druze heartland as tribal groups reinforce local Bedouin ○
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UN calls for end to ‘bloodshed’ that has claimed at least 638 lives, according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Armed tribes supported by Syria’s Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fight…