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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 » Government: UN Security Council hails Syria’s political transition, urges support for recovery
The UN Security Council on Tuesday held a briefing on Syria’s political and humanitarian developments, with Syria’s Permanent ...
News Syria » Sweida » Government: Syria has made no progress on Sweida reintegration plan, UN says
By Feras Dalatey June 22 - A United Nations official warned on Monday that efforts to repair divisions and stabilise southern Syria have stalled nearly a year after deadly sectarian violence in a ...
News Syria » Sweida » Government: Cold war brewing in Syria as Druze, Kurds, and Alawites resist al-Sharaa's rule
BEHIND THE LINES: Syria remains deeply divided along ethnic lines, with a series of ongoing “cold wars” underway between minority communities and the new Sunni Arab authorities.
News Syria » Sweida » Government: Syria’s interim parliament meets for first time after Assad overthrow
Syrian president calls on lawmakers to model 'responsibility and competence' at chamber's first session in Damascus, as three seats for Druze-majority Sweida remain empty The post Syria’s interim ...
News Syria » Sweida » Government: Syrian government forces and Druze factions exchange prisoners in Sweida
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 » Government: Syrian government forces and Druze fighters exchange prisoners from summer clashes
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 » Government: Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria's tensions
BEIRUT — Syrian government fighters entered the city of Sweida over the summer in an apparent bid to assert control over the enclave of the Druze minority that for years had operated in semiautonomy.
News Syria » Sweida » Government: Rights group warns on failure to deliver justice after sectarian killings in Syria’s Sweida
BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticized the Syrian government for what it says is the lack of accountability on perpetrators of sectarian violence and killings on all sides in clashes ...
News Syria » Sweida » Government: Syrian Jews lobbied US to lift Caesar sanctions on Syria in 2025 as Israel urged caution
Syrian Jewish leaders joined opposition activist Mouaz Moustafa in lobbying Congress to repeal the Caesar sanctions, despite sharp Israeli concerns over Syria’s new Islamist-led government.