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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed
One elderly man had been shot in the head in his living room. Another in his bedroom. The body of a woman lay in the street.
Israel's first test as a regional superpower: Defending Druze in Syria's Sweida
What we are witnessing may be the first chapter of a Pax Israeliana - a regional order not imposed by conquest, but secured ...
Al-Monitor8m
'Mass grave': Medics appeal for aid at last working hospital in Syria's Sweida
In the last barely-functional hospital in Sweida, bodies are overflowing from the morgue, staff said, amid violence that has ...
In Syria, a cycle of revenge engulfs the Druze city of Sweida
Attacks against Druze civilians, allegedly carried out by members of government forces, have multiplied in recent days in the ...
Sweida bleeds: Nearly 600 killed as Syrian troops withdraw amid Israeli airstrikes and US mediation
Nearly 600 killed in sectarian clashes in Syria’s Sweida as troops withdraw under pressure, Israeli strikes and US-led ...
Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensive
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on ...
The Daily Star14h
Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves nearly 600 dead
Syrian troops on Thursday pulled out of the Druze heartland of Sweida on the orders of the Islamist-led government, following ...
Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes
Syrian officials and Druze leaders have announced a new ceasefire after days of violent clashes, but Israel has continued its ...