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8 Killed, 18 Injured In Bombing At Mosque In Syria During Friday Prayers
An explosion hit worshippers at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on Friday, state media said, killing at least eight in the latest attack on the minority community.
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'Not War But Vengeance': US Launches Massive Strikes Against ISIS In Syria
The US military launched airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, US officials said on Friday.
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Man Who Killed US Soldiers Was Part Of Syria's Security Forces
Syria's interior ministry said Sunday that the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was set to be fired for extremism.
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Trump Vows "Serious Retaliation" After 3 Americans Killed In Syria By ISIS
President Donald Trump said Saturday that "there will be very serious retaliation" after two US service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.
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2 US Soldiers, 1 Civilian Killed In Syria By ISIS Gunman
Three Americans were killed Saturday in Syria in an ambush attack by an Islamic State group member, US Central Command said.
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Suwayda Massacre, Execution-Style Killings: What Post-Assad Syria Looks Like
When rebels toppled the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria ten months ago, the country's citizenry hoped for an end to decades of dictatorship and sectarian violence. The sweeping atrocities in Suwayda, though, paint a grim picture.
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Video: Syria Hospital Staff Forced To Kneel. One Who Rose Up Shot Dead
An undated video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) shows the execution of employees of a hospital by fighters loyal to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government, reports Russian state-controlled media RT.
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One Hand On Gun, Another On Camera: How Syrian Attackers Were Killed
The fighters in military-style uniforms pointed their rifles at the three unarmed men and ordered them out onto a sunny balcony, before barking at them to pause
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How Sectarian Violence Drove Syria's Druze From Unity To Uprising
Clashes broke out last week that were sparked by tit-for-tat kidnappings between armed Bedouin clans and fighters with the Druze religious minority. The violence killed hundreds of people and threatened to unravel Syria's fragile postwar transition.
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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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"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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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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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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8 Killed, 18 Injured In Bombing At Mosque In Syria During Friday Prayers
An explosion hit worshippers at a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on Friday, state media said, killing at least eight in the latest attack on the minority community.
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'Not War But Vengeance': US Launches Massive Strikes Against ISIS In Syria
The US military launched airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, US officials said on Friday.
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Man Who Killed US Soldiers Was Part Of Syria's Security Forces
Syria's interior ministry said Sunday that the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was set to be fired for extremism.
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Trump Vows "Serious Retaliation" After 3 Americans Killed In Syria By ISIS
President Donald Trump said Saturday that "there will be very serious retaliation" after two US service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.
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2 US Soldiers, 1 Civilian Killed In Syria By ISIS Gunman
Three Americans were killed Saturday in Syria in an ambush attack by an Islamic State group member, US Central Command said.
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Suwayda Massacre, Execution-Style Killings: What Post-Assad Syria Looks Like
When rebels toppled the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria ten months ago, the country's citizenry hoped for an end to decades of dictatorship and sectarian violence. The sweeping atrocities in Suwayda, though, paint a grim picture.
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Video: Syria Hospital Staff Forced To Kneel. One Who Rose Up Shot Dead
An undated video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) shows the execution of employees of a hospital by fighters loyal to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government, reports Russian state-controlled media RT.
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One Hand On Gun, Another On Camera: How Syrian Attackers Were Killed
The fighters in military-style uniforms pointed their rifles at the three unarmed men and ordered them out onto a sunny balcony, before barking at them to pause
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How Sectarian Violence Drove Syria's Druze From Unity To Uprising
Clashes broke out last week that were sparked by tit-for-tat kidnappings between armed Bedouin clans and fighters with the Druze religious minority. The violence killed hundreds of people and threatened to unravel Syria's fragile postwar transition.
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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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"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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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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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.
