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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 Guardian - 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 Independent UK

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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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 Independent UK

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 Guardian - AU

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…

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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.

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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.

The Independent UK

‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence

More than 1,000 people estimated to have been killed after clashes between Bedouin and Druze groups

The Guardian - UK

Calm Returns To South Syria After Violence That Killed 1,000: Monitor

Calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups that killed more than 1,000 people.

International Business Times

Syria clashes continue as Sharaa regime struggles to enforce ceasefire

Government claims Sweida cleared of Bedouin fighters

The Independent UK

Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

Armed Bedouin clans in Syria have withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida after over a week of deadly clashes

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Palestinian Health Ministry says 73 people killed while waiting for aid in Gaza – as it happened

More than 150 people also wounded, some critically, as some witnesses say Israeli military shot at crowd

Euronews

Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Sweida after week of clashes

Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, bringing a cautious calm as humanitarian convoys reportedly make their way to the area.

International Business Times

Clashes, Homes Torched In South Syria's Sweida Despite Ceasefire

Smoke rose from burning houses in south Syria's Sweida on Saturday and an Arab tribal fighter vowed to "slaughter" residents as deadly clashes with Druze fighters persisted.

The Guardian - UK

Clashes continue in Sweida after Syrian presidency’s ceasefire declaration

Government urges all parties to commit to truce and says any breaches will be violation of sovereignty

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The Independent UK

Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has urged Sunni Bedouin tribes to honor a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly clashes with Druze-linked militias Sweida

International Business Times

Syria Forces Deploy In Druze Heartland After US Brokers Deal With Israel

Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further Israeli military intervention in the Druze-majority province.

The Independent UK

Syrian presidency announces ceasefire after days of violence

Syria’s interior ministry spokesperson said earlier on Saturday that internal security forces had begun deploying in Sweida

The Guardian - UK

Dozens reported dead and more than 100 wounded after Israeli attacks on Gaza aid centres – as it happened

Gaza’s civil defence agency said ‘Israeli gunfire’ had killed 22 people at one site and four at another

The Guardian - UK

Escalating unrest in Syria lays bare new regime’s momentous challenges

Division between minority populations drag Syria further into cycle of violence and attracts Israeli opportunism

Euronews

Syria's interim president urges Bedouin tribes to commit to ceasefire to end clashes with Druze

The agreement comes after intense clashes displaced tens of thousands of people and contributed to a worsening humanitarian crisis in a region still recovering from over a decade of brutal civil war.

International Business Times

'Mass Grave': Medics Appeal For Aid At Last Working Hospital In Syria's Sweida

In the last barely-functional hospital in Sweida, bodies are overflowing from the morgue, staff said, amid violence that has wracked the Druze-majority southern Syrian city for nearly a week.

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