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Al-Hijri has floated self-rule or a “State of Bashan” and praised Israel, which struck Syrian forces in July 2025 citing Druze protection and a Golan buffer; Damascus sees a sovereignty threat, Israel ...
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: Hikmat al-Hijri is attempting to recast the Druze story through a Zionist lens
Druze leaders across the Levant must reject efforts by Israel and its supporters to subsume their centuries-old identity ...
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 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: 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: UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last year
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 ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: 10 Syria Security Personnel Wounded in Clashes in Sweida
Clashes with local armed groups in Syria's Druze-majority province of Sweida left 10 government security personnel wounded, state media reported Tuesday. The unrest, which took place on Monday, came ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Al-Hijri gunmen prevent students in Syria’s Sweida from sitting for official exams
Damascus: Armed factions in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province have blocked students from travelling to sit for official exams, demanding they be held instead in the areas they control, drawing ...
News Syria » Sweida » History: Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces group says it has dissolved after merging with the Syrian army
The Kurdish-led force lost most of its territory in northeast Syria to a government offensive in January and then signed a deal to merge with the army.
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: Syria Has Made No Progress on Sweida Reintegration Plan, UN Says
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 ...