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Death toll from Syria clashes rises to 594 after days of sectarian violence
At least 594 people have been killed in southern Syria's Sweida province following days of intense fighting between Druze ...
Blood in the Streets and Death in the Air: Residents Survey Damage in Syrian City
After five days of hunkering down at his home in the southern city of Sweida, 33-year-old Hossam emerged on Thursday and ...
Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of deadly sectarian violence
Syria's defense minister has announced a ceasefire just hours after government forces entered a key city in the volatile ...
Key players in Syria's latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces
Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of ...
Syria announces shaky ceasefire after over 160 killed in sectarian violence that drew in Israel
The Syrian government announced a ceasefire Tuesday after it intervened to quell the deadliest outburst of sectarian violence ...
Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed
After days of bloodshed in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, survivors emerged on Thursday to collect and bury the scores of dead ...
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Ceasefire Brings Temporary Relief to War-Torn Sweida Amidst Sectarian Violence
In Syria's Druze city of Sweida, sectarian violence has led to numerous deaths, with government forces clashing with Druze ...
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 ...
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 ...