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Tensions rising over southern province that is home to Druze minority ...
News Syria » Sweida » Security: Syria fears imminent Israeli-backed Druze offensive in Sweida, official tells 'Post'
Damascus is increasingly concerned about a potential Druze offensive in Sweida, claiming Israel is encouraging armed groups and providing military support, a senior Syrian official told the Post.
News Syria » Sweida » Security: Sweida governor says Damascus remains open to dialogue amid security concerns
Sweida Governor Mustafa al-Bakkour said residents of the southern Syrian province were facing difficult living conditions and ...
News Syria » Sweida » Security: 10 Syrian security personnel reported wounded in clashes in Sweida
DAMASCUS, Syria — 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 ...
News Syria » Sweida » Security: 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 » Security: What's next for Syria's Sweida after violence, Israeli aggression?
The announcement came just hours after Israeli air strikes targeted southern Syria, including an attack on a Syrian army base and even near the presidential palace. At least three people were killed ...
News Syria » Sweida » Security: Israeli Druze Leader Seeks US Security Guarantees for Syrian Minority
Israeli Druze leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif urged the United States to guarantee the security of the Druze community in Syria to prevent a recurrence of intense violence earlier this year in Sweida, a ...
News Syria » Sweida » Security: Two killed near Druze-majority Sweida in Syria: sources
SWEIDA, Syria: Two civilians were killed near the Druze-majority city of Sweida in southern Syria on Sunday, two local security sources told AFP, during suspected clashes between local armed groups ...
News Syria » Sweida » Security: Three members of Syria's security forces killed in southern Syria attack by outlawed group
It remains unclear who the perpetrators were in the clash in southern Syria. There are tensions closer to Israel in villages near Quneitra, where locals complain of weekly IDF raids and shelling.
News Syria » Sweida » Security: 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 ...