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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

The interior ministry said clashes in Sweida city had been halted and the area cleared of Bedouin tribal fighters following ...

Oklahoma man among Druze family killed in execution-style shooting in Syria

A Syrian-American who was taking care of his ill father was among the eight Druze men kidnapped from their family home and ...
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Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore

When the Syrian civil war erupted in March 2011, Syrian Druze were targeted at times by both the Assad regime, which ...

US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this ...

Syria's Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says

Syria's Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect, Druze ...
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Syria and Druze minority agree to new ceasefire after Israeli strikes on Damascus

Some Syrian military units are withdrawing from the southern city of Suwayda after days of deadly fighting. Secretary of ...

Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with ...
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Druze regain control of Sweida city after Syria announces ceasefire

Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further ...