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The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Israel to ‘allow’ Syrian forces entry to conflict-stricken city as violence flares

Syria says it is moving to quell renewed fighting with Bedouin tribes

The Independent UK

Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

Clashes have erupted again between Druze militias and Bedouin clans in southern Syria

The Independent UK

Middle East crisis: Netanyahu speaks to Pope after three killed in Israeli strike on Gaza church – as it happened

Leo urges Israeli PM to reach a ceasefire deal and expresses concern over ‘heartbreaking toll’ in region

The Guardian - UK

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Syria to deploy forces as more Bedouin-Druze clashes erupt in Suwayda

Authorities working to resolve conflict in the south through political and security measures, Syria’s presidency says.

Al Jazeera

Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes

Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern province that left bloodied bodies of civilians on the streets and homes looted

The Independent UK

‘Shot in the head, as if executed’: four days of violence end with hundreds dead in southern Syria

Sectarian divisions prompted the worst unrest in Syria since March as the Druze population of Sweida province suffered massacres and executions

The Guardian - UK

Not just about the Druze: Israel’s rationale for its attacks on Syria

Israel has framed its attacks as in defence of the Druze – but the country has more self-serving reasons.

Al Jazeera

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Key players in Syria's latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Syrian leader claims Israel is trying to destabilise country

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The Independent UK

'Like A Dream': Druze Reunited Across Golan Heights Buffer Zone

Dozens of Druze crowded the Israeli-controlled side of the armistice line in the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hoping to catch a glimpse of relatives on the Syrian-held side who might try to cross the barbed-wire frontier.

International Business Times

Syrian forces leave Sweida after ceasefire with Druze militias goes into effect

The fighting had threatened to unravel Syria's post-war political transition and brought further military intervention by neighbouring Israel.

Euronews

Syria’s interim president vows justice for Druze after deadly clashes

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Thursday that those behind violence against the Druze minority would be held accountable after deadly clashes in their southern heartland, saying security responsibility would be returned to local authorities.

Radio France Internationale

Israeli airstrike hits Sweida city in Syria as Bedouin tribes clash with Druze

Conflict restarts in southern province as Druze groups reportedly target Bedouin villages in ‘revenge’ attacks

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Syria accuses Israel of 'deliberately inflaming tensions' with airstrikes

Syrian officials and Druze leaders have announced a new ceasefire after days of violent clashes, but Israel has continued its airstrikes after…

The Independent UK

Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire goes into effect

Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with militias from the Druze minority

The Independent UK

Israeli strike on Syrian military HQ shown in drone footage

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The Independent UK

Drone footage shows Israel’s huge missile strike on Syria’s military HQ

Israel has released drone footage of a huge missile strike on Syria’s military HQ on Wednesday (16 July).

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Al Jazeera

Suwayda tense as Syria reels from sectarian fighting, Israeli attacks

President al-Sharaa says ‘Israeli entity has consistently targeted our stability, sowed discord since fall’ of al-Assad.

The Independent UK

Why is Israel bombing Syria and who are the Druze?

Tensions erupt into airstrikes and sectarian violence as Israel intervenes in Syria’s southern province

Euronews

Washington brokered steps to bring an end to Syria clashes, Rubio says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced steps on Wednesday to end clashes in Syria involving the Druze minority after Israel intervened, striking the Syrian Defence Ministry.

International Business Times

Syria Says Local Factions To Secure Violence-hit Sweida

The Syrian government announced Thursday that local leaders would assume control over security in the city of Sweida in an attempt to end violence that has claimed hundreds of lives and prompted Israel's military intervention in support of the Druze minority.

Radio France Internationale

France condemns reported atrocities against civilians in Syria’s Sweida

France has called for an immediate end to what it described as “abuses targeting civilians” in the Syrian city of Sweida, following reports of summary executions and other violations allegedly committed by government forces.

The Independent UK

Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israeli strikes continue

Convoys of government forces have begun withdrawing from the city of Sweida

Al Jazeera

Why did Israel bomb Syria? A look at the Druze and the violence in Suwayda

Syria condemned Israeli attacks calling them a dangerous ‘escalation’ following days of unrest in Suwayda.

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