Syria, Druze and Sweida
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A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida. Now, members of its Druze community who fled or went into hiding are returning to search for loved ones and count their losses. They are finding homes looted and bloodied bodies of civilians in the streets.
Clashes resumed overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, after government forces pulled out under a ceasefire agreement that halted several days of violence earlier this week, officials said. The clashes first ...
Syria’s defense minister has announced a ceasefire after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday
As the sun set in Syria Monday, another ceasefire aimed at ending the country’s bloody conflict began. Now the world watches with bated breath. The country has faced an apparent intensification ...
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