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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire
The fighting has drawn in neighbouring Israel, which carried out airstrikes in southern Syria and on the defence ministry in Damascus this week while government forces were fighting with the Druze. Israel says it is protecting the Druze, who also form a significant minority in Israel.
Syria’s leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze
Government forces that were initially sent to restore order but effectively sided with the Bedouins against the Druze were redeployed to halt renewed fighting that erupted Thursday in the southern province of Sweida. The violence also drew airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel before a truce was reached.
Israel said it "struck the entrance of the Syrian regime's military headquarters" and warns of more "painful blows".
Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern ...
Israel launched massive airstrikes in Damascus, Syria, as a response to apparent attacks against the Druze minorities in ...
Bedouin commander says ceasefire only applies to Damascus government, declares offensive with aim to free Bedouins held by ...
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Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a ...
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