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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 » People: Syria’s transition hinges on justice for all, UN Human Rights Council hears
A successful and lasting transition in Syria requires comprehensive accountability, inclusion and guarantees that violations will not be repeated, UN independent investigators told the Human Rights ...
News Syria » Sweida » People: Israel can protect Sweida’s Druze without supporting Syria’s separation
Stability in Sweida will not come from creating new borders, but from building a new relationship between Sweida and the Damascus government.
News Syria » Sweida » People: Syrian Observatory: More than 200 dead in Sweida clashes, including 21 executed on the spot
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 » People: 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 » People: Sweida’s schoolchildren become pawns in Syrian political struggle over exams
Muhannad Sharrouf, a political activist from Sweida, said: “They are not merely depriving them of an exam; they are threatening their future and pushing another generation toward further loss." ...
News Syria » Sweida » People: 2 killed near Druze majority Sweida in Syria
DAMASCUS: Two civilians were killed near the Druze-majority city of Sweida in southern Syria on Sunday, two local security sources said, during suspected clashes between local armed groups and ...
News Syria » Sweida » People: Syria’s Justice Ministry tells TML Sweida investigation committee will hold public trials
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People stand next to a destroyed tank turret, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and ...
News Syria » Sweida » People: 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 » People: 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 » People: What next? Kurds say yes, Druze still say no to united Syria
The Druze minority in Sweida, Syria, is now the only group that hasn't accepted central government authority. How does the end of an independent Kurdish area impact Druze plans for a different, ...
News Syria » Sweida » People: Minister Al-Shaibani: Syria returns to Arab role, enters comprehensive rebuilding
Foreign and Expatriates Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani said Monday that Syria has regained its natural place among its Arab partners ...