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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bassem Mroue

What is behind the latest round of clashes in Syria between Druze and pro-government gunmen

Syria Clashes - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Four days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and members of a minority sect in Syria have left nearly 100 people dead and raised fears of deadly sectarian violence. The country is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades of dictatorship.

The clashes are the worst between forces loyal to the government and Druze fighters since the fall of President Bashar Assad in early December whose family ruled Syria with an iron grip for more than five decades.

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