Druze clashes in Syria escalate
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Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra announced on Tuesday a full ceasefire in the predominantly Druze city of As-Suwayda, following an agreement with the city’s elders and dignitaries. The truce comes after fierce morning clashes as Syrian forces entered the city and is part of a broader plan to stabilize the area.
Israeli strikes forced Syrian government forces, which had briefly entered the Druze-majority southern city of Sweida, to withdraw.
Damascus, SANA-The Syrian Fine Artists Union condemned Israeli repeated aggression on the Syrian territory, affirming its full support for the Syrian Arab Army and security forces in their efforts to protect national sovereignty.
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bne IntelliNews on MSN3,000 new fighters join Syrian Army’s 76th division following Aleppo academy graduationBy bna Cairo Bureau Aleppo’s Military Academy held a graduation ceremony for 3,000 fighters from the 76th Division of the Syrian Arab Army, attended by official and military dignitaries. The event highlighted the military leadership’s commitment to ongoing development and strengthening the defence institution’s role in securing stability and
Damascus has moved in to the city of Sweida after violent clashes between Bedouins, government forces and Druze left around 100 dead. In response, Israel's airforce, acting as the Druze minority's self-proclaimed protectors,
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,
Washington and Jerusalem have kept a watchful eye on Damascus ever since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime by Sunni Muslim rebels in December. Of greatest concern has been the level of solidarity the new Syrian government maintains with ISIS — the terrorist organization that Syrian interim president
Israel’s army said Monday it has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias. Dozens of people have been killed in the fighting between local militias and clans in Syria’s Sweida province.
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Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNLebanese Army Denies Reports Claiming Militant Infiltration and Troop Withdrawal in BekaaThe 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.
Syrian army begins withdrawing heavy military equipment from Suwayda to hand over city’s neighborhoods to internal security forces - Anadolu Ajansı