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News Syria » Sweida: Syrian government forces and Druze factions exchange prisoners in Sweida

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/syrian-government-forces-druze-factions-094533938.html
Published on: Wednesday 25 February 2026

DAMASCUS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The Syrian government and Druze factions controlling the southern city of Sweida carried out their first prisoner exchange on Thursday since deadly sectarian clashes last ...

News Syria » Sweida: Syrian government, Druze renew participation in new US-backed talks

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/syrian-government-druze-renew-participation-213649241.html
Published on: Tuesday 24 February 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Syrian man takes up arms at a gasoline station in a frontline village on January 23, 2026 in Sweida, Syria. (photo credit: Elke ...

News Syria » Sweida: Scathing UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last year

News channel or source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/03/27/un-report-syria-druze/
Published on: Friday 27 March 2026

BEIRUT (AP) — A United Nations inquiry Friday urged the Syrian government to investigate senior security officials involved in violations committed during sectarian clashes last summer in which at ...

News Syria » Sweida: Scathing UN report demands Syria probe abuses during clashes with Druze; 1,700 were killed

News channel or source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/scathing-un-report-demands-syria-investigate-abuses-during-deadly-clashes-with-druze/
Published on: Friday 27 March 2026

Investigators find 'no indication' that Damascus looked into human rights violations committed by forces, detail 'widespread looting, systematic burning' against Druze civilians ...

News Syria » Sweida: Syrian government forces and Druze fighters exchange prisoners from summer clashes

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/syria-sweida-druze-prisoner-exchange-b59033
Published on: Wednesday 25 February 2026

AL MATUNA, Syria — Syrian government forces and Druze militiamen who control areas in the southern Sweida province on Thursday exchanged prisoners taken in clashes last summer, a rare step toward a ...

News Syria » Sweida: Syrian Observatory: More than 200 dead in Sweida clashes, including 21 executed on the spot

News channel or source: https://www.khaberni.com/news/721470-Syrian-Observatory-More-than-200-dead-in-Sweida-clashes-including-21-executed-on-the-spot
Published on: Tuesday 15 July 2025

The death toll in the Sweida province in southern Syria has reached 203 people since the clashes erupted on Sunday between "Druze factions and Bedouin gunmen," according to the Syrian Observatory for ...

News Syria » Sweida: Syrian authorities ease roadblocks near Sweida ahead of possible re-opening of Damascus road

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/middleeast/syrian-authorities-ease-roadblocks-near-sweida-ahead-of-possible-re-opening-of-damascus-road/ar-AA1KV3Mq
Published on: Wednesday 20 August 2025

The Syrian government has scaled back roadblocks near Sweida in preparation for the re-opening of a route from the area to Damascus, sources told The National on Thursday. The move came as the US ...

News Syria » Sweida: Syria, Israel, and the regional war – what lies ahead?

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/syria-israel-and-the-regional-war-what-lies-ahead/ar-AA20k1WD
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

Syria has kept out of the war; its president pledged a stable Syria that could offer partnerships in energy and economy. But all of that might change as Syria may vote to join a war after all.

News Syria » Sweida: UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last year

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/syria-sweida-united-nations-druze-bedouins-violence-o65942
Published on: Friday 27 March 2026

BEIRUT — A United Nations inquiry Friday urged the Syrian government to investigate senior security officials involved in violations committed during sectarian clashes last summer in which at least ...