Syria Sectarian Clashes

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Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is bombing Syria for their sake?

Sectarian clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of local and international players. Here's a look at the main parties involved.

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Israel bombs Damascus military HQ as sectarian strife rages in Syria

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Israel strikes Syria as reporter is on-air

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

Syrian state-run media say Israel carried out an air strike near Syria's southern Druze-majority city of Suweida late on Thursday.

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Reporter in Damascus reacts as Israeli strikes hit Syrian Defense Ministry behind her

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Israel’s Red Lines in Syria Are Drawing It Deeper Into Conflict

Since then, it has increased its demands on the new regime, insisting on a demilitarized zone south of Damascus and promising to intervene militarily if needed to protect the Druze minority who live ...

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Israeli Attacks Threaten ‘Chaos’ in Syria, Syrian President Says

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Israel strikes Damascus hard in support of the Druze

Clashes Resume in Syria's Druze City of Sweida

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Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, reported at least 89 dead, including two children, two women and 14 members of the security forces.

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Clashes Resume in Syria's Druze City of Sweida After Ceasefire Announcement

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Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

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Syria’s Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes

A Syrian Druze woman living in the United Arab Emirates frantically tried to keep in touch with her family in her hometown in southern Syria as clashes raged there over the past days.

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

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Key players in Syria's latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

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Explainer-Who Are the Druze and Why Does Israel Say It Is Hitting Syria for Their Sake?

In Israel, Druze reside primarily in the north and the occupied Golan.

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?

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Syrian government and leaders of the Druze minority announce new cease-fire

Druze-Sunni clashes: Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, says war monitor

Nearly 600 people have died in southern Syria amid recent violence between Bedouin and Druze communities in Suweida province, according to SOHR.

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Syria troops quit Sweida as clashes leave nearly 600 dead

Syrian troops pulled out of the Druze heartland of Sweida on the orders of the Islamist-led government, following days of deadly clashes that killed nearly 600 people, according to a war monitor.

Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of deadly sectarian violence

Syria’s defense minister has announced a ceasefire after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday

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Syria's New Leader Won Trump's Approval—He May Soon Be on Israel's Hit List

"If Israel feels that a certain leader...is an evident threat to its national security, it will operate," a former Israeli envoy told Newsweek.

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Here's what triggered the latest deadly sectarian clashes in Syria, and why it matters

Clashes between Bedouin tribes, government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have left dozens dead and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country's fragile postwar order. The country is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades of dictatorship and nearly 14 years of civil war.

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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 fighters, government forces and Bedouin groups, according to a war monitor.

Israel Attacks Syria’s Military Amid Sectarian Clashes Between Druse and Bedouin Tribes

Israel launched several deadly airstrikes that targeted Syrian government forces in Sweida. The attack came as sectarian violence flared between Druse fighters and Bedouin tribal groups.

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Attacks on Syrian security forces sent to quell sectarian clashes leave 18 dead as Israel strikes targets to protect Druze

At least 18 members of Syria's security forces have been killed in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the Defence Ministry said, after they deployed to quell deadly sectarian clashes that had resumed on Monday,

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Israel's Attacks on Damascus Hinder Chemical Weapons Search, Syrian Official Says

A view of a destroyed building, after powerful airstrikes shook Damascus on Wednesday, targeting the defense ministry, as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in southern Syria and demanded their withdrawal,