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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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Syria Says Withdrawing Troops After Agreeing To Ceasefire In Sweida
Syria announced it had begun withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city on Wednesday night after agreeing to a new ceasefire that it said would bring a complete halt to its military operations there.
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Israel Bombs Syria Army HQ Amid Fighting In Majority-Druze City Of Sweida
Israel bombed the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a war monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.
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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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ISIS In Syria Executes Hostage From Sweida Attack: Reports
ISIS in Syria has executed one of a number of hostages taken from Syria's government-held city of Sweida in an attack last week, local media and a war monitor said on Sunday.
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ISIS Suicide Blasts Kill More Than 220 Dead In Southern Syria
A string of suicide blasts and raids claimed by the ISIS killed more than 220 people in southern Syria on Wednesday, in one of the terrorist group's deadliest ever assaults in the country.
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50 Killed In Southwest Syria After A Series Of Attacks: State Media
The death toll in a series of attacks in Sweida province in southwest Syria on Wednesday has climbed to 50, said al-Manar TV, run by Damascus ally Hezbollah.
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Syria Car Bombs Kill 26, Including Anti-Regime Druze Cleric: Monitor
A prominent Druze cleric known for criticising Syria's regime and Islamists was assassinated in a car bomb attack that killed 25 others and sparked riots outside the city of Sweida on Friday, a monitor said.
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Syria Rebels Seize Most of Sweida Military Airport: Report
Syrian rebels seized most of a military airport in regime-controlled Sweida province today, their first such advance in the Druze-majority region, a spokesman told AFP.
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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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Syria Says Withdrawing Troops After Agreeing To Ceasefire In Sweida
Syria announced it had begun withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city on Wednesday night after agreeing to a new ceasefire that it said would bring a complete halt to its military operations there.
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Israel Bombs Syria Army HQ Amid Fighting In Majority-Druze City Of Sweida
Israel bombed the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a war monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.
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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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ISIS In Syria Executes Hostage From Sweida Attack: Reports
ISIS in Syria has executed one of a number of hostages taken from Syria's government-held city of Sweida in an attack last week, local media and a war monitor said on Sunday.
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ISIS Suicide Blasts Kill More Than 220 Dead In Southern Syria
A string of suicide blasts and raids claimed by the ISIS killed more than 220 people in southern Syria on Wednesday, in one of the terrorist group's deadliest ever assaults in the country.
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50 Killed In Southwest Syria After A Series Of Attacks: State Media
The death toll in a series of attacks in Sweida province in southwest Syria on Wednesday has climbed to 50, said al-Manar TV, run by Damascus ally Hezbollah.
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Syria Car Bombs Kill 26, Including Anti-Regime Druze Cleric: Monitor
A prominent Druze cleric known for criticising Syria's regime and Islamists was assassinated in a car bomb attack that killed 25 others and sparked riots outside the city of Sweida on Friday, a monitor said.
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Syria Rebels Seize Most of Sweida Military Airport: Report
Syrian rebels seized most of a military airport in regime-controlled Sweida province today, their first such advance in the Druze-majority region, a spokesman told AFP.
