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Syrian government forces and Druze fighters exchange prisoners from summer clashes

Syrian government forces and Druze fighters in the southern Sweida province have exchanged prisoners from last summer's clashes in a step toward a political deal

The Independent UK

Rights group warns on failure to deliver justice after sectarian killings in Syria's Sweida

Human Rights Watch criticizes the Syrian government for lacking accountability in sectarian violence

The Independent UK

What Is Syria Like 1 Year After Its Revolution?

A former leader of Al Qaeda has convinced Washington that he’s a liberal reformer. Now comes the hard part of following through.

Reason

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A year after fall of Assad, a divided Syria struggles to escape cycle of violence

While country’s return to global stage has filled many Syrians with pride, domestically old grievances threaten efforts to rebuild the state

The Guardian - UK

Members of Syria's security forces and military detained over sectarian violence in Sweida

Investigators have detained members of Syria’s security and military services over sectarian violence in Sweida

The Independent UK

Druze groups and Syrian forces exchange ceasefire violation claims as clashes in Sweida resume

A new round of clashes between Druze armed groups and government forces in Sweida, southern Syria, has subsided

The Independent UK

Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria's tensions

When Syrian government forces entered the minority Druze enclave of Sweida this summer, it backfired

The Independent UK

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Syria, Jordan, US agree on plan to restore stability in Sweida after deadly clashes

Syria, Jordan, and the United States have agreed on a plan to restore security in southern Syria

The Independent UK

Displaced Bedouin families in limbo as Syrian government and Druze authorities remain at odds

In Syria's southern province of Daraa, classrooms have become temporary homes for displaced Bedouin families, who fled sectarian fighting in neighboring Sweida province over a month ago

The Independent UK

Main highway from Damascus to Sweida reopens to aid convoys weeks after Syria violence

An aid convoy has entered the city of Sweida in southern Syria via the main highway from Damascus for the first since a major outbreak of sectarian violence last month that shook the country’s fragile recovery from nearly 14 years of civil war

The Independent UK

UN envoy warns of renewed violence in Syria a month into a fragile ceasefire

The top U.N. envoy for Syria is warning that its transition remains “on a knife-edge” and violence could resume at any moment in the southern city of Sweida, which saw deadly clashes last month

The Independent UK

Paris hosts quiet diplomacy as Syria and Israel discuss ceasefire and security

Syrian and Israeli ministers emerged from a meeting in Paris pledging to calm tensions between the countries and ease sectarian strains in southern Syria.

Radio France Internationale

For Syrian Druze, latest violence is one more chapter in a centuries-long struggle over autonomy

Fighting has flared on and off in southern Syria for nearly a month, despite a fragile ceasefire. Violence in July 2025 left more than 1,600 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, including at least 166 civilians. The group, which is based in the United Kingdom, also…

The Conversation

‘In two days, it all came crashing down': A French-Syrian family torn apart

The fall of Bashar al-Assad allowed the Abou Latif family to realise their dream of returning to their homeland of Syria this summer. But they found themselves caught up in the fighting between Druze and jihadists in the city of Sweida. Wife and mother Amjaad returned to Paris with her…

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The Conversation

The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon

Violence continues several weeks after clashes started between armed Bedouin clans, Sunni jihadist groups and Druze fighters on July 14, 2025, in Sweida, a city in southern Syria.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Syria’s hopes and fears: stability can’t be built without the people

Editorial: Brutal sectarian violence has left minorities terrified and is unravelling the tentative promise of a better future

The Independent UK

In Syria’s Sweida, the stench of death still lingers days after sectarian bloodshed

In the aftermath of intense sectarian fighting, the eerily silent streets of Syria's southern province of Sweida are filled with the stench of decaying bodies left uncollected for days amid scenes of charred buildings and burned-out cars

The Conversation

Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad

In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to hundreds of deaths in Sweida province in southern Syria. Israel later launched dozens of airstrikes in support of the Druze.

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The Independent UK

A Syrian American man is among members of the Druze community killed in sectarian clashes in Syria

Relatives and officials say a Syrian-American man of the Druze religious minority is among dozens of civilians killed in sectarian clashes in southern Syria

The Guardian - AU

Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israeli strikes on Syria last week

The White House confirmed that Trump called Netanyahu to ‘rectify’ the situation after ongoing clashes in the city of Sweida

The Conversation

Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore

A fragile ceasefire was put in place in southern Syria on July 19, 2025, after days of violence between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes that drew in government forces and prompted Israeli strikes on the capital, Damascus, as a warning to pull back from Druze areas. The United States helped…

International Business Times

Syria Evacuates Bedouin From Druze-majority Sweida As Ceasefire Holds

Syrian authorities on Monday evacuated Bedouin families from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, after a ceasefire in the southern province halted a week of sectarian bloodshed that a monitor said killed more than 1,100 people.

The Independent UK

US envoy doubles down on support for Syria's government and criticizes Israel's intervention

A U.S. envoy has reaffirmed Washington's support for Syria's new government, stating there is "no Plan B" for uniting the country

The Independent UK

Syrian government starts evacuating Bedouin families from Sweida in bid to end weeklong clashes

The Syrian government has begun evacuating Bedouin families from Sweida after over a week of violent clashes

The Independent UK

In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting

Syria’s armed Bedouin clans announced Sunday they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following weeklong clashes and a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.

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