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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 » Life: Testimonies from Syria: First the genocide, now the famine
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tribal and Bedouin fighters deploy in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, amid clashes with Druze gunmen in July 2025. (photo ...
News Syria » Sweida » Life: 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 » Life: Syria’s Future After the Massacre in Sweida
On July 15, the armed forces commanded by Syria’s transitional government, under the presidency of former rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, were sent into the Druze-majority province of Sweida. The ...
News Syria » Sweida » Life: Sweida erupts again: Druze forces clash with Syrian military in restive border region
A fresh wave of clashes has erupted in Syria’s Sweida province between Israel-backed Druze factions and Syrian government forces, triggering fears of a renewed regional flare-up. Both sides accused ...
News Syria » Sweida » Life: Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida
US envoy Barrack's comments misinterpreted by Syria, sources say Syria's Sharaa overestimated US, Israeli support for deployment of troops to south State Department says Sharaa's govt has obligation ...
News Syria » Sweida » Life: 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 » Life: 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 » Life: 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 » Life: 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 » Life: Al-Hijri Gunmen Prevent Students in Syria’s Sweida from Sitting for Official Exams
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 condemnation ...
News Syria » Sweida » Life: 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 ...