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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 ...
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Syrian troops enter Druze city of Suwayda after days of deadly clashes
Syrian troops have entered the predominantly Druze city of Suwayda after two days of deadly clashes with Bedouin tribes that ...
Druze leaders in Syria call on Druze militias to cooperate, surrender weapons to gov't
Druze spiritual leaders in Sweida in southern Syria called on armed Druze factions to cooperate with government forces and ...
Troops gather in Daraa as Syrian forces clash with Druze militias
Dozens of people have been killed in the fighting between local militias and clans in Syria’s Sweida province.
Syrian Govt Forces Enter Druze City After Clashes: Ministry
Syrian government forces began entering the majority Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, after two days of deadly intercommunal clashes in the southern region.
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Syria: Nearly 100 killed in fighting between Druze, Sunni tribes
Intervention by Syrian security forces to contain the escalation in Druze-majority Suwayda province has been met with ...
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Syria's Druze avoided the worst of the 14-year civil war - CBC.ca
Suwayda is unique among Syria's provinces in that it managed to avoid nearly the entirety of the country's ruinous 14-year civil war. The local Druze, who make up 90 per cent of the region's ...
Druze leaders in Syria call on Druze militias to cooperate, surrender weapons to gov't - report
On Tuesday, the forces of the Syrian government announced a curfew in Sweida, "Until further notice," two days after almost 100 people had died due to sectarian violence, al-Arabiya reported.
Syrian forces advance on Sweida as Druze leader says truce talks underway
Syrian government forces were advancing towards the southern city of Sweida on Monday to quell deadly clashes between Druze ...