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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.

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Syria announces shaky ceasefire after over 160 killed in sectarian violence that drew in Israel

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

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

Renewed violence in Syria between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes is threatening to deepen divisions in a country recuperating from a civil war.

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What the violence in Syria means for domestic and regional politics

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

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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...

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The Dispute Behind the Violence in Syria

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Fragile Syria ceasefire struggles to hold

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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.

Inside Sweida: The Syrian city ravaged by sectarian violence - where bodies line streets and homes are burned

Large sections of the city seemed to be on fire as we entered the besieged, mainly Druze, city. The new president sent his security forces down to the southern city to try to prevent yet more Arab tribal fighters from entering.

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Suweida in shock as sectarian violence, government brutality leave over 590 dead

The southern Syrian city of Suweida has been left devastated after five days of intense sectarian violence and alleged atrocities by government forces and foreign fighters. More than 590 people have been killed since clashes erupted last Sunday between Druze and

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Houses destroyed, church burnt: New wave of violence against Syrian Christians

As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July, Christian communities in the region experienced a new wave of persecution. Attacks on the country's Christian, Druze and Alawite communities were perpetrated mainly by Islamist jihadists.

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30 killed in sectarian violence in Syria

At least 30 people were killed and around 100 were injured in sectarian violence that exploded in Syria's southernmost As-Suwayda Governorate, the Middle Eastern country's Ministry of Interior said Monday morning.

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President Sharaa to Deploy New Troops as Sectarian Clashes Kill Hundreds in Southern Syria

Syrian President Sharaa announces troop deployment amid deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes and fragile Israel-brokered ceasefire.

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.