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Calm returns to south Syria

Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed 1,000: monitor

Calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups that killed more

CNN on MSN · 21h

Syrian government deploys forces to restive south after week of violence

Syrian security forces are deploying in the restive province of Suwayda after days of communal fighting in which hundreds of people have been killed, the country’s interior ministry says.

Barron's · 3h

Calm In South Syria's Sweida After Week Of Sectarian Violence: Monitor, AFP

Calm appeared to have returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups left hundreds dead.

Syria, Israel and Sweida violence

NBC News on MSN · 2d

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

Israel launched rare strikes in Damascus on Wednesday in a campaign it said was aimed at defending the Druze community after days of clashes in the southern city of Sweida.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 3d

Israel Strikes Damascus as Sectarian Violence in Syria Escalates

The attack follows a wave of Israeli strikes on Syrian government forces during two days of sectarian clashes between local Druze and Bedouin populations.

New Vision on MSN · 4h

Syria's future hangs in balance amid Sweida violence, Israeli strikes

By Thursday, nearly 600 people were reported killed, including dozens of civilians and hundreds of fighters from all sides, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Syria, Sectarian

Times Now on MSN · 5h

Syria's Sectarian Crisis Deepens: 940 Dead In Sweida As Ceasefire Struggles To Hold

Over 900 people have been killed in Syria's Sweida region as sectarian violence between Druze and Bedouin groups rages on despite ceasefire efforts., Middle East, Times Now

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 4d

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.

UPI on MSN · 18h

Syrian troops move into Suwayda as violence continues

One day after reaching a ceasefire with Israel, Syrian military forces began moving into the country's Suwayda Governorate, where dozens of people have been killed in recent days amid fighting between warring tribes.

BusinessMirror1h

Post-Assad Syria gripped by sectarian violence, threatening regional stability

BEIRUT—An eruption of violence in Syria this week entangled government forces, Bedouin tribes, the Druze religious minority and neighboring Israel, and highlighted just how combustible the country ...

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Who are the Druze and who are they fighting in Syria?

The Druze religious sect is an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. About half of the roughly one million Druze ...

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Here’s what triggered the latest deadly violence in Syria, and why it matters

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, said the clashes started after members of a Bedouin tribe ...

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The Dispute Behind the Violence in Syria

Once again, images of horrifying violence are pouring out of Syria: dead bodies piled up in a hospital corridor. Gunmen ...

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

One elderly man had been shot in the head in his living room. Another in his bedroom. The body of a woman lay in the street.

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