Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida yesterday, with machinegun fire and mortar ...

More than 900 people have been killed in Sweida as sectarian clashes between the Druze and Bedouin drew in the Islamist-led government, Israel and armed tribes ...

Ceasefire in Sweida after Druze fighters recapture city, government orders halt to sectarian violence with U.S.-brokered deal ...

US pointman on Syria Tom Barrack praises President Donald Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Damascus, and says all factions must immediately lay down their arms after a number of days of bloodshed ...

Fighting in Syria's Sweida "halted" on Sunday, the government said, after the southern city was recaptured by Druze fighters and state forces redeployed to the region where more than 900 people have ...

Suwayda, the Druze community is facing what its members have described as an "ethnic cleansing campaign" amidst a rapidly ...

The Syrian presidency has announced an immediate ceasefire in the southern city of Suweida to try to bring an end to a week ...

Historically, the Druze are an Arabic-speaking ethno-religious minority who are spread across Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the ...

Observers say more than 900 people have been killed in the Druze-majority province since July 13. Read more at ...

The Syrian government says it has halted sectarian clashes in Sweida despite signs it's struggling to enforce the ceasefire.

Fighting nonetheless persisted in other parts of Sweida province, even as the Druze regained control of their city following ...