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Syria forces deploy in Druze heartland after US brokers deal with Israel

Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further Israeli military intervention in the Druze-majority province.Israel had bombed defence ministry forces in both Sweida and Damascus earlier this week to force their withdrawal after they were accused of summary executions and other abuses against Druze civilians during their brief deployment in the southern province.

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IDF says Druze residents of Israel were violent toward troops as they broke through border to Syria overnight

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support

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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

Renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, and government forces were preparing to deploy again to the area Friday after pulling ou...

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

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Israel Targets Government Buildings in Syria’s Capital

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Syria steps back from 'open war' in face of intense Israeli strikes after sectarian violence

“We are very worried about the violence in southern Syria," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday, calling it a "direct threat to efforts to help build a peaceful and stable Syria."

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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

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Syrian forces leave Sweida after ceasefire with Druze militias goes into effect

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Syrian government urges parties to respect truce in Druze region

Syria's Islamist-led government said its security forces were deploying in the predominantly Druze southern city of Sweida on Saturday and urged all parties to respect a ceasefire after days of facti...

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Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

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Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

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Syrian Forces Prepare to Redeploy to Sweida City Despite Israeli Warnings

Syrian security forces are preparing to redeploy to the Druze-majority Sweida city to quell fighting with Bedouin tribes, a Syrian interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday, further straining a fr...

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Syria withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city

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Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

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Israel agrees to allow Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

The Syrian Network for Human Rights monitoring group said it had documented 254 dead in four days of fighting, among them medical personnel, women and children.

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Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves nearly 600 dead

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Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze rights as ceasefire holds

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Israeli-Druze group crosses border into Syria, IDF returns all to Israeli territory

The illegal crossings came around the announcement by US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan, and regional partners. A group of Israeli-Druze civilians had crossed the border from Israel into Syria between Friday night to Saturday morning,

Netanyahu: 'My Druze brothers, do not cross the border into Syria, let the IDF do its job'

Israeli officials react to the ongoing violence in Syria's Sweida between regime forces and the local Druze community. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Israeli Druze citizens not to cross the border amid ongoing clashes in Sweida in southern Syria on Wednesday afternoon.

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IDF says dozens of Druze from Israel still remain in Syria after rushing border

Army says there were no further crossings overnight, is working to patch up holes in fence; Kurdish official urges Sharaa to rethink approach to minorities

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Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.

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Israel and Syria agree to ceasefire after days of IDF airstrikes, US envoy says

Thomas Barrack, United States Special Envoy for Syria, announced on Friday that Israel and Syria agreed to a ceasefire seeking to resolve tensions between the two countries. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized earlier this week rounds of heavy airstrikes against Syrian government targets and aimed to support Druze rebels,

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Retired Druze IDF general accuses Syria’s Sharaa of seeking to ‘eliminate the Druze’

Amal As'ad slams Israeli overtures toward 'terrorist' who 'put on a suit and became a diplomat,' calls for Netanyahu to do more than make 'threats and statements'

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VIDEO: Syrian Druze people Welcome, Cheer & Salute Israel's IDF after strikes on Al-Sharaa’s palace

In a stunning shift, Druze communities in Syria’s Sweida region have been seen cheering and saluting Israeli forces entering their areas. The IDF says its operation aims to protect the Druze people from escalating violence by Syrian government troops under Al-Sharaa.

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Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact

Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack. Many then met relatives never seen before.