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A fragile ceasefire holds in southern Syria after hundreds of Druze civilians killed

“After several bloody days in Suwayda province, the Internal Security Forces have succeeded in calming the situation following their deployment in the northern and western areas,” Syria’s Interior Mi...

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Bedouin Civilians Evacuate Syria's Sweida as Tense Truce Holds

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Syrian government evacuate Bedouin families trapped inside the city of Sweida

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Syrian Government Evacuates Bedouin Families After Deadly Clashes

As part of a cease-fire agreement to return calm to the southern Syrian province of Sweida, the Syrian government said it was evacuating hundreds of Bedouin tribal families from the area on Monday af...

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Bedouin civilians evacuate Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds

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Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida

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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitoring group, said clashes since last week around Sweida had killed at least 940 people.

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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G7 countries agree to respect Syria's territorial integrity - MSN

The leaders of the G7 countries discussed the situation in Syria during their meeting on December 13. They agreed to respect the country's territorial integrity after the fall of President Bashar ...

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Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

Armed Bedouin clans have withdrawn from the Druze-majority Syrian city of Sweida after a week of deadly clashes. A U.S.

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With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis

the U.N. Development Program said in May that a renewable energy plan will be developed in the next year for the country. The plan will look at Syria’s projected energy demand and determine how much of it can come from renewable sources. “Given the ...

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Arab countries are normalizing relations with Syria, over a ... - NPR

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dalia Dassa Kaye, a political scientist at UCLA's Burkle Center, about the consequences of normalizing relations with Syria. Some Arab countries want to do so.

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E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift

BRUSSELS — European countries look set to agree to ease sanctions on Syria as a way to support the country’s political transition, influence its new Islamist leaders and diminish Russia’s ...

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Syria at a crossroads: What fate awaits the country after the fall of ...

Meanwhile, there's also Israel. The neighbouring country occupied the contested Golan Heights region of Syria for more than 57 years before announcing its annexation.

Syria minister on ceasefire in Sweida province following deadly clashes

Syria’s Minister of Information said Saturday that the first phase of a ceasefire between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze-linked militias in Sweida will be in effect for the next 48 hours.

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Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb Syria to protect them?

Israel has been carrying out strikes on Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December. This week saw a major escalation, when Israel said it attacked Syria to protect the Druze, an Arab minority at the center of clashes with government loyalists.

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Syria’s New Leader Calls on Countries to Drop Terror Designation and ...

Since Mr. al-Assad fled the advancing rebels on Dec. 8, the rest of the world has had to reckon with a sudden new reality in Syria: A country where nearly 14 years of civil war had left Mr. al ...

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Syria after Assad's fall: 5 things to watch - NPR

Syria after Assad's fall: 5 things to watch The sudden collapse of President Bashar al-Assad has come as welcome news to many, but there are jitters both inside and outside the country about what ...

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Countries backing Syria talks to meet in Vienna on May 17: Kerry

The 17-nation group backing Syria peace talks will meet next week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday, a day after he and his Russian counterpart agreed to work to revive a "cessation ...