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The full story of the Sweida operation: How a lightning offensive became a war
When Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara was considering sending tanks and troops to the mostly Druze province of Sweida amid ...
Syria’s president has opened up a hornet’s nest and it’s tearing the country apart
But its involvement risks deepening sectarian tensions. Israeli troops have seized parts of southern Syria, violating a 1974 ...
Tenuous Syria ceasefire falters
New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert ...
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Renewed clashes in Sweida between the Druze and government security forces. Four killed
Syrian state-run news agency SANA accused Druze groups loyal to influential spiritual leader Hikmat al-Hijri of breaching the ...
Fighters attack Syrian forces as ceasefire breaks down
Armed fighters attacked Syria’s internal security forces in the city of Sweida on Sunday, killing one person and breaking a ...
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Suweida truce under threat as Druze gunmen attack Syrian troops
At least one member of the security forces was killed and several others injured on Sunday after Druze gunmen attacked ...
Renewed sectarian clashes in south Syria kill four: Monitor
Damascus: Renewed sectarian clashes in southern Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida province killed at least four people on Sunday, ...
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Press group urges accountability for death of photojournalist in Syria
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday urged accountability for the death of Syrian photojournalist Sari Majid Al-Shoufi while reporting on armed combat near the Syrian city of ...
Syria's new rulers set up a committee to probe attacks on civilians in recent sectarian violence
Syria’s new authorities have set up a committee tasked with investigating attacks on civilians during recent sectarian ...