PM says strikes in line with demilitarization policy, pledge to protect Druze; Damascus says truce reached with factions controlling Sweida, where sectarian violence has killed scores

The Eastern Military Zone on Tuesday thwarted an infiltration and drug smuggling attempt within its area of responsibility, seizing a large quantity of narcotics coming from Syrian territory into Jordan.

The Syrian defense minister announced a ceasefire in Sweida, a predominantly Druze city. Meanwhile, Israel launched strikes on southern Syria, claiming the goal was to protect the Druze community. DW has the latest.

Syrian army begins withdrawing heavy military equipment from Suwayda to hand over city’s neighborhoods to internal security forces - Anadolu Ajansı

Syrian authorities send forces to de-escalate the situation after fighting breaks out between Bedouins and Druze.

At least 18 members of Syria's security forces have been killed in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the Defence Ministry said, after they deployed to quell deadly sectarian clashes that had resumed on Monday,

The Lebanese Army on Sunday denied reports alleging the infiltration of armed groups into Lebanon and the army's withdrawal from border areas in the Bekaa region. In an official statement posted on its X page,

Sharaa's leadership, the new Syrian government has waged a brutal suppression campaign against minority Alawite and Christian groups under the guise of fighting the Assad regime's remnants.

Minister of Interior Mazen Farayah on Monday held a phone call with his Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab to express Jordan’s solidarity and follow up on efforts to contain the wildfires sweeping through Syria’s Latakia Governorate.