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Calm in Syria after days of sectarian violence and over 1,000 deaths

Gunfire is reported to have stopped in southern Syria after days of sectarian violence which has led to more than a thousand deaths. Most of the clashes took place in Sweida City between Bedouin and Sunni tribal fighters on one side and Druze militias on the other.

Khaleej Times on MSN · 3h

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

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Sectarian violence erupts again in Syria, leaving at least 160 dead

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Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

Syria’s armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida following over a week of clashes, as per a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.

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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

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Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze

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Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida

Arab tribal fighters from all over Syria have travelled to the mainly Druze area of Sweida province to help support their Bedouin kin.

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Israel agrees to allow Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

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What the violence in Syria means for domestic and regional politics

Syria announces ceasefire

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Aid trickles into Syria's Druze stronghold after deadly strife

The fighting erupted last week in Sweida between Druze factions and Sunni Muslim Bedouins amid reports of atrocities against civilians.

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Syria announces ceasefire after deadly clashes in Druze region

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Druze regain control of Sweida city after Syria announces ceasefire

Syria, Sweida and Calm

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Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, Damascus says truce holding

Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city and the United States stepped up c...

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Calm Reported in Syria's Sweida as Tribal Fighters Said to Withdraw

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As U.S. hails Syria ceasefire, Sweida residents say fighting rages on

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UN reports ongoing clashes and 'abuses' in Syria's Sweida

The U.N. said on Friday (July 19) it had received "credible" reports of "widespread violations and abuses" as well as continuing clashes in Sweida, after days of bloodshed in and around the predominan...

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The Dispute Behind the Violence in Syria

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Clashes, Homes Torched In South Syria's Sweida Despite Ceasefire

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Syrian government deploys forces to restive south after week of violence

A short while later, Syria’s presidency declared what it called an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in the province, calling on everyone to allow the state “to implement this ceasefire responsib...

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette · 10h

Fragile Syria ceasefire struggles to hold

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Reports: Situation in Syria's Sweida under control

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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.

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Tense calm prevails Syria’s al-Suwayda after a week of sectarian violence

A tense calm prevails in the city of Al-Suwayda, in southern Syria, on Sunday, with sporadic clashes outside the city despite the ceasefire in effect, a week after sectarian violence between Bedouin and Druze groups.

Syrian government forces set to reenter Sweida province after renewed sectarian clashes

The conflict drew airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze minority before most of the fighting was halted by a truce announced Wednesday.

Syrian forces prepare to redeploy to Sweida city despite Israeli warnings

Syrian security forces are preparing to redeploy to the Druze-majority Sweida city to quell fighting with Bedouin tribes, a Syrian interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday, further straining a fragile truce in Syria's south.