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Sectarian violence erupts in Syria despite U.S.-backed ceasefire

A U.S.-backed ceasefire appeared to be holding in Syria on Sunday, after deadly violence rocked the region, when hundreds of people were killed in the city of Suwayda. The violence marks the biggest challenge yet to the new government in Damascus that toppled Bashar al-Assad in December.

Channel 4 · 14h

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.

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 5d

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

Sectarian violence erupted again in southern Syria as local Sunni Bedouin tribes fought armed factions for the Druze religious community. The Syrian government dispatched troops to restore order, and Israel launched airstrikes to protect the Druze.

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CNN on MSN · 1d

Syrian government deploys forces to restive south after week of violence

Syrian security forces are deploying in the restive province of Suwayda after days of communal fighting in which hundreds of people have been killed, the country’s interior ministry says.

Syrian forces deployed near Sweida block Bedouin fighters

As calm was reported in the Syrian city of Sweida on Sunday (July 20), members of the internal security command were deployed in Al-Mazra'a village near the city, blocking entry of armed Bedouin tribesmen.

The Financial Times · 1d

Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

Armed Bedouin tribes withdrew from the southern Syrian province of Sweida on Sunday, following a week of bloody factional fighting with Druze militias that has threatened to unravel Syria’s postwar transition.

Calm returns to south Syria after violence

Calm returned to southern Syria’s Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of ...

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Syria Violence: Dozens Dead as in Sectarian Clashes Between Druze-Bedouin| Firstpost America | N18G

Dozens Dead as in Sectarian Clashes Between Druze-Bedouin| Firstpost America | N18G Deadly sectarian clashes have erupted in ...

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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 ...

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The Dispute Behind the Violence in Syria

Once again, images of horrifying violence are pouring out of Syria: dead bodies piled up in a hospital corridor. Gunmen ...

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Here’s what triggered the latest deadly violence in Syria, and why it matters

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, said the clashes started after members of a Bedouin tribe ...

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