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Israeli Druze figures and regional experts condemn US envoy Tom Barrack's accusations against Syria's Druze, warning they risk fueling sectarian violence.
News Syria » Sweida » History: 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 » History: Israeli Druze doctor builds secret medical lifeline for besieged Sweida
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Body bags lie at Sweida National Hospital, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Syria: Accountability Lacking for Sweida Abuses
Syrian government forces and local Bedouin and Druze armed groups all carried out grave abuses during clashes in Syria’s southern Sweida governorate in July 2025. Abuses included summary killings, ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Syria has made no progress on Sweida reintegration plan, UN says
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 Druze-majority ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Syria’s Justice Ministry tells TML Sweida investigation committee will hold public trials
[DAMASCUS] Syria’s Justice Ministry will hold public trials in Sweida for suspects tied to July’s clashes, Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais ordered this week, presenting the proceedings as a test of ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Syria detains defence, interior ministry members suspected of Sweida violence
Hundreds killed in Sweida bloodshed in July Suspects filmed several killings Some later confessed, committee says Druze deaths spark calls for justice Sept 3 (Reuters) - Syria has interrogated and ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Syrian Students Get Caught in Rift Between Druze Leaders and Damascus
By Yamaam Al-Shaar , Khalil Ashawi and Nayera Abdallah SWEIDA, Syria Oct 2 (Reuters) - Young people in Syria's Sweida province are unable to progress through school and university due to a deepening ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: IS killed hostage from Syria’s Sweida
The Islamic State jihadist group has executed one of dozens of Druze hostages abducted from Syria’s southern province of Sweida last week, a journalist in the area and a monitor said Sunday. IS killed ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Syria’s interim parliament meets for first time after Assad overthrow
Syria’s transitional parliament began its inaugural session Sunday in Damascus, where it will be tasked with drafting the country’s new constitution more than a year after rebels led by eventual ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria's tensions
A man waves an Israeli flag over a picture of Sheikh Mowafak Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze in Israel, during a weekly rally in Sweida, southern Syria, on Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Fahd ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria’s tensions
BEIRUT (AP) — 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 ...