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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Syria's armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following over a week of clashes and a US-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered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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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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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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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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Mossad Spy Was Publicly Hanged By Syria In 1965. Israel Wants His Body Back
Businessman Kamel Amin Thaabet arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus in 1962. He threw lavish parties, became part of the city's social elite and quickly gained access to the country's most powerful men.
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Impact Of Israel's Heaviest Bomb Strikes In Syria Registered On Richter Scale: Report
The Israeli bomb explosion took place in northwestern Syria near the city of Tartus with a giant mushroom cloud fireball visible in the aftermath.
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Israel Destroys 80% Of Syrian Strategic Military Assets After Assad's Ouster
Since Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule came to an end on Sunday, Israel, which borders Syria, has conducted hundreds of strikes in key Syrian cities, targeting key military and strategic installations.
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Syrian Rebels Enter Northern City Of Manbij: Report
Turkey-backed Syrian forces entered the northern Syrian city of Manbij after taking control of most of the surrounding area from US-allied Kurdish forces there, a Turkish security source said on Sunday.
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Syria War Highlights: Ousted Syrian President Assad Granted Asylum In Russia: Report
Syria War Highlights: Syrian rebels announced full control of Homs, the third main city in the nation, and are on their way toward Damascus.
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As War In Syria Rages On, Hezbollah Withdraws Forces From Homs, Damascus
Hezbollah is pulling its forces from the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus and the Homs area, a source close to the Lebanese group said.
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"Damascus Awaits": Syrian Rebels Have Begun Encircling Capital, Says Report
In another setback to President Bashar al-Assad's hold on power, the Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, widely regarded as the birthplace of Syria's 2011 civil uprising.
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Russia Removes General In-Charge Of Syrian Ops Amid Violent Clashes In Aleppo
Russian war bloggers reported on Sunday that Moscow has dismissed Sergei Kisel, the general in charge of its forces in Syria, after insurgents swept into the city of Aleppo in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years.
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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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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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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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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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Mossad Spy Was Publicly Hanged By Syria In 1965. Israel Wants His Body Back
Businessman Kamel Amin Thaabet arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus in 1962. He threw lavish parties, became part of the city's social elite and quickly gained access to the country's most powerful men.
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Impact Of Israel's Heaviest Bomb Strikes In Syria Registered On Richter Scale: Report
The Israeli bomb explosion took place in northwestern Syria near the city of Tartus with a giant mushroom cloud fireball visible in the aftermath.
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Israel Destroys 80% Of Syrian Strategic Military Assets After Assad's Ouster
Since Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule came to an end on Sunday, Israel, which borders Syria, has conducted hundreds of strikes in key Syrian cities, targeting key military and strategic installations.
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Syrian Rebels Enter Northern City Of Manbij: Report
Turkey-backed Syrian forces entered the northern Syrian city of Manbij after taking control of most of the surrounding area from US-allied Kurdish forces there, a Turkish security source said on Sunday.
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Syria War Highlights: Ousted Syrian President Assad Granted Asylum In Russia: Report
Syria War Highlights: Syrian rebels announced full control of Homs, the third main city in the nation, and are on their way toward Damascus.
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As War In Syria Rages On, Hezbollah Withdraws Forces From Homs, Damascus
Hezbollah is pulling its forces from the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus and the Homs area, a source close to the Lebanese group said.
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"Damascus Awaits": Syrian Rebels Have Begun Encircling Capital, Says Report
In another setback to President Bashar al-Assad's hold on power, the Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, widely regarded as the birthplace of Syria's 2011 civil uprising.
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Russia Removes General In-Charge Of Syrian Ops Amid Violent Clashes In Aleppo
Russian war bloggers reported on Sunday that Moscow has dismissed Sergei Kisel, the general in charge of its forces in Syria, after insurgents swept into the city of Aleppo in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years.
