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Israel bombs Syria's Druze city of Suwayda

Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?

Syria’s military entered a stronghold for the Druze community in the country’s south on Tuesday, the government said, reigniting fears of attacks against minorities and triggering renewed Israeli strikes on the forces dispatched by Damascus.

Reuters on MSN · 25m

Clashes resume in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, Israel vows more strikes

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to put an end to days of deadly sectarian bloodshed.

Associated Press News on MSN · 1d

Israel strikes military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces clash with Druze militias

Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias.

Syria, Sectarian

Associated Press · 1d

Clashes in Syria leave many dead and more injured, says Interior Ministry

Syria's Interior Ministry said Monday more than 30 people have died and nearly 100 others have been injured in fighting in the country's Sweida province.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Here's What Triggered the Latest Deadly Sectarian Clashes in Syria, and Why It Matters

Clashes in Syria between Bedouin tribes, government forces, and the Druze minority have left dozens dead, raising fears of escalating violence

LA Times on MSN · 11h

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.

Israel National News2m

Katz: 'We'll continue to attack Syrian forces until they withdraw'

Defense Minister Israel Katz called on the Syrian regime to withdraw its forces from the Sweida area and stop its operations ...

45mon MSN

What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?

The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to ...

The Times of Israel10m

Death toll from southern Syria violence rises to 248, including 21 Druze executed, monitor says

At least 248 people have been killed in southern Syria’s Sweida province following several days of clashes that triggered the deployment of government forces, a war monitor says. The toll includes ...

20mon MSN

Katz: IDF to raise level of attacks on Syrian regime if it doesn't leave Druze city

As of Wednesday morning, clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed just hours after a ...

The American Spectator6h

Syrian Bedouin and Druze Feuds Escalate to Regional Conflict

Washington and Jerusalem have kept a watchful eye on Damascus ever since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime by Sunni Muslim rebels in December. Of greatest concern has been the level of ...

Agence France-Presse on MSN13h

Syrian Druze say govt mission of peace devolved into rampage

The mainly Druze residents of the Syrian city of Sweida had hoped the arrival of government forces on Tuesday would spell an ...

23hon MSN

Syrian Druze leader urges local fighters to confront incoming government troops

A leading Druze spiritual leader accused the Syrian leadership in Damascus of bombarding the southern city of Sweida despite ...

Al-Monitor17h

Syria announces ceasefire in Druze city of Suwayda: What to know

The ceasefire followed deadly clashes between the Druze of Suwayda and Bedouin tribes that left over 100 people dead.

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