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Syria Withdraws Bedouin Fighters From Druze-Majority City After Week-Long Clashes
Syria's armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following over a week of clashes and a US-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.
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Explained: Who Are Bedouins And Why They Are Fighting The Druze In Syria
The Bedouins are traditionally nomadic, Arabic-speaking tribes who have inhabited the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries.
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"It's Ethnic Cleansing": Syria's Druze To NDTV As Violence Escalates
In Syria's southern province of Al-Suwayda, the Druze community is facing what its members have described as an "ethnic cleansing campaign" amidst a rapidly deteriorating security situation that has claimed the lives of hundreds over the past week.
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"Very Dangerous": Israel Rejects Syrian Interim President's Renewed Pledge
Israel on Saturday dismissed a renewed pledge by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect minorities after deadly sectarian clashes, saying it was "very dangerous" to be a minority in the country.
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Syrians Find Bodies In Streets While Searching For Loved Ones Amid Clashes
A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida. Members of its Druze community are returning to search for loved ones and count their losses, finding homes looted and bloodied bodies in the streets.
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Who Are Druze And Why Israel Is Bombing Syria To Protect Them
The Israeli strikes targeted a compound housing Syria's Ministry of Defence and areas near the presidential palace in central Damascus, as well as military positions in Suwayda province.
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Syria, Druze Leaders Announce New Ceasefire As Israel Continues Strikes
Convoys of government forces began withdrawing from the city of Sweida, but it was not immediately clear if the agreement, announced by Syria's Interior Ministry and in a video message by a Druze religious leader, would hold.
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Video: Anchor Runs Mid Telecast As Israel Bombs Syria's State TV
As Israel bombed Syria, a TV anchor ran off camera during a live broadcast as a state TV building in central Damascus got attacked by Israeli airstrikes.
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Netanyahu Urges Israeli Druze To Stay Back As IDF Launches Operations In Syria
In a direct message to the Druze community of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged restraint and warned against crossing into Syrian territory, amid escalating violence in the southwestern Syrian city of Sweida.
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Israeli Strike Hits Syrian Regime's Military Headquarters In Damascus
An Israeli strike had also hit the defence ministry in the capital, two Syrian security sources told Reuters.
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What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?
The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed groups.
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How Iran's Proxy Wars, Regional Conflict Brought It Close To US Confrontation
Over the first quarter of this century, Iran has been involved in four major regional conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
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Pics: 20 Killed, Dozens Wounded In Suicide Bombing On Syrian Church
At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, with Syria's interior ministry blaming a member of the Islamic State group.
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Iran-Backed Militia Planning Attack On US Bases In Iraq, Syria: Report
Iran is reportedly planning to attack the US bases in Iraq in retaliation against American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
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Blood Splash On Walls Of Damascus Church After Suicide Bomber Kills 20
At the blood-stained Saint Elias church in Damascus, Umm George wept as she desperately searched for her son, who was among the worshippers when a suicide bomber struck on Sunday.
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Syria Withdraws Bedouin Fighters From Druze-Majority City After Week-Long Clashes
Syria's armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following over a week of clashes and a US-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.
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Explained: Who Are Bedouins And Why They Are Fighting The Druze In Syria
The Bedouins are traditionally nomadic, Arabic-speaking tribes who have inhabited the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries.
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"It's Ethnic Cleansing": Syria's Druze To NDTV As Violence Escalates
In Syria's southern province of Al-Suwayda, the Druze community is facing what its members have described as an "ethnic cleansing campaign" amidst a rapidly deteriorating security situation that has claimed the lives of hundreds over the past week.
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"Very Dangerous": Israel Rejects Syrian Interim President's Renewed Pledge
Israel on Saturday dismissed a renewed pledge by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect minorities after deadly sectarian clashes, saying it was "very dangerous" to be a minority in the country.
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Syrians Find Bodies In Streets While Searching For Loved Ones Amid Clashes
A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida. Members of its Druze community are returning to search for loved ones and count their losses, finding homes looted and bloodied bodies in the streets.
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Who Are Druze And Why Israel Is Bombing Syria To Protect Them
The Israeli strikes targeted a compound housing Syria's Ministry of Defence and areas near the presidential palace in central Damascus, as well as military positions in Suwayda province.
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Syria, Druze Leaders Announce New Ceasefire As Israel Continues Strikes
Convoys of government forces began withdrawing from the city of Sweida, but it was not immediately clear if the agreement, announced by Syria's Interior Ministry and in a video message by a Druze religious leader, would hold.
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Video: Anchor Runs Mid Telecast As Israel Bombs Syria's State TV
As Israel bombed Syria, a TV anchor ran off camera during a live broadcast as a state TV building in central Damascus got attacked by Israeli airstrikes.
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Netanyahu Urges Israeli Druze To Stay Back As IDF Launches Operations In Syria
In a direct message to the Druze community of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged restraint and warned against crossing into Syrian territory, amid escalating violence in the southwestern Syrian city of Sweida.
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Israeli Strike Hits Syrian Regime's Military Headquarters In Damascus
An Israeli strike had also hit the defence ministry in the capital, two Syrian security sources told Reuters.
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What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?
The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed groups.
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How Iran's Proxy Wars, Regional Conflict Brought It Close To US Confrontation
Over the first quarter of this century, Iran has been involved in four major regional conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
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Pics: 20 Killed, Dozens Wounded In Suicide Bombing On Syrian Church
At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, with Syria's interior ministry blaming a member of the Islamic State group.
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Iran-Backed Militia Planning Attack On US Bases In Iraq, Syria: Report
Iran is reportedly planning to attack the US bases in Iraq in retaliation against American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
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Blood Splash On Walls Of Damascus Church After Suicide Bomber Kills 20
At the blood-stained Saint Elias church in Damascus, Umm George wept as she desperately searched for her son, who was among the worshippers when a suicide bomber struck on Sunday.
