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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

The violence worsened sharply after the arrival of government forces, according to accounts to Reuters by a dozen residents of Sweida, two reporters on the ground and a monitoring group.

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Bloodshed in Syria's Sweida Left at Least 321 People Dead, Human Rights Group Says

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Israel's first test as a regional superpower: Defending Druze in Syria's Sweida

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Syrian Druze writer calls what’s happening in southern Syria ‘chaos killings’

As a fragile ceasefire holds in southern Syria following deadly clashes, a Syrian Druze writer in exile Sarah Hunaidi tells CNN it’s a “horrible situation” on the ground, as food supplies run low and...

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Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

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Syria's Druze Find Bodies in the Streets While Searching for Loved Ones After Days of Clashes

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Syrian Forces Prepare to Redeploy to Sweida City Despite Israeli Warnings

Israel has vowed to shield the area's Druze community from attack, encouraged by calls from Israel's own Druze minority.

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support

Syria, UN and Sweida

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UN reports ongoing clashes and 'abuses' in Syria's Sweida

The U.N. said on Friday (July 19) it had received "credible" reports of "widespread violations and abuses" as well as continuing clashes in Sweida, after days of bloodshed in and around the predominan...

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Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect

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UN pushes for Syrian gov't to end violence against Druze in Sweida

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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes

Syria's interim president has said it is his "priority" to protect the country's Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minor...

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Crisis Spirals in Syria With Israeli Strikes on Damascus

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Suwayda tense as Syria reels from sectarian fighting, Israeli attacks

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Israel agrees to allow Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

Israel has agreed to allow limited access by Syrian forces into the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days, an Israeli official said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has killed over 300 people.

Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed sectarian clashes

The conflict drew airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze minority before most of the fighting was halted by a truce announced Wednesday.

Syrian government forces set to reenter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

Clashes have erupted again between Druze militias and Bedouin clans in southern Syria. Government forces withdrew from the area earlier this week under a U.S.

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‘Mass grave’: Medics appeal for aid at last working hospital in Syria’s Sweida

Hospital corridors were engulfed by the stench of the dead bodies that had bloated beyond recognition. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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UN Refugee Agency Concerned About Impact of Sweida Hostilities on Aid Operations

GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations refugee agency expressed concern on Friday about the impact of hostilities in Syria's southern city of Sweida on its aid operations, and urged all sides to allow more humanitarian access.

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Syrian government denies its forces preparing to redeploy to Sweida city

Syria's interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday that government forces were not preparing to deploy to Sweida Province, the state news agency reported.

Israel reinforces fence between Golan Heights and Syria following Sweida province violence

The Israeli army continued to build a concrete wall on Friday to enforce the fence area separating the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria.