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A fragile ceasefire holds in southern Syria after hundreds of Druze civilians killed

As violence broke out last week between two ethnic groups in southern Syria, both the Israeli and Syrian governments ...

News Analysis: Syria’s sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and a wary peace: What to know

Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then ...

Shot in the head or pounded by Israeli bombs: How a week of bloodshed shattered Syria’s fragile peace

In this whirl of shrapnel and shellfire, hopes for a new era of peace in a nation long torn apart by dictatorship and a ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)19h

U.S. envoy to Syria doubles down on support for new government and criticizes Israel’s intervention

Barrack suggested that Israel would prefer to see Syria fragmented and divided rather than a strong central state in control ...
Human Rights Watch28m

Syria: Abuses, Humanitarian Emergency Amid Sweida Clashes

Nine days of armed clashes and serious abuses in Syria’s southern Sweida governorate have triggered a dire humanitarian ...
The Times of Israel2d

Israel preparing to send medical gear to Sweida as clashes persist despite ceasefire

Syrian war monitor says fighting across Sweida province ongoing, although Druze fighters regained control of provincial ...

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, ...

Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a ...