Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened, bombing Damascus.

The Syrian government announced a ceasefire Tuesday after it intervened to quell the deadliest outburst of sectarian violence since March, clashes that prompted Israeli airstrikes. The ceasefire, however,

Sectarian clashes continue to bedevil Syria, more than six months on from the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime at the hands of Sunni Islamists in December.