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Syria urges all parties to respect ceasefire in Druze region

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

The latest escalation began with a Bedouin tribe in Sweida setting up a checkpoint and attacking and robbing a Druze man, which triggered tit-for-tat attacks and kidnappings, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor.

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Syrian government urges respect for shaky truce in Druze region

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Syrian Presidency Says Ceasefire in Place, Urges Parties to Respect It

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Syrian presidency says ceasefire in place, urges parties to respect it

Syria's Islamist-led government said its internal security forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday as the presidency called on all parties to respect a ceasefire following bloodshed in the predo...

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

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Syrian presidency to send new force to halt clashes in south

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Israel Agrees to Allow Syrian Troops Limited Access to Sweida

Israel has vowed to shield the area's Druze community from attack, encouraged by calls from Israel's own Druze minority.

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Israeli Attacks Threaten ‘Chaos’ in Syria, Syrian President Says

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Israel and Syria agree ceasefire as Israel allows Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

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China, Pakistan condemn Israeli strikes on Syria

Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Asim Iftikhar Ahmed, also condemned the Israeli strikes on Suwayda, Daraa and in the center of Damascus, as well as the reported redeployment of Israeli forces in the occupied Syrian Golan.

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Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze

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US does not support Israel's Syria strikes, Sharaa vows to protect Druze

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

Syrian state-run media say Israel carried out an air strike near Syria's southern Druze-majority city of Suweida late on Thursday.

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Israel Targets Government Buildings in Syria’s Capital

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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

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

In a televised speech, Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa promised to protect the rights and freedom of Syria's Druze community — and avoid an “open war” with Israel.

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Syrian forces leave Sweida

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Syria tribes clash with Druze fighters near Sweida: combatants, monitor

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Syrian forces redeploying to ease renewed clashes in the south

Syrian security forces are redeploying to the southern province of Sweida to quell renewed fighting between the Druze and Bedouin tribes, Al Jazeera reported on Friday, citing a source from the Syrian interim government's interior department as saying.

China calls for Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity to be respected

Smoke rises from Syria's Ministry of Defense building at Umayyad Square after Israeli warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes in Damascus, Syria on July 16, 2025. Photo: VCG . C

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Tensions ease in Syria with new ceasefire

Sharply escalating tensions in Syria appeared to ease on Thursday following a new ceasefire, a day after Israel bombed Damascus and threatened further attacks under the pretext of "protecting the Druze" amid sectarian clashes in the southern province of Sweida.

Syria's aviation comeback struggles amid regional turmoil

Poor infrastructure, regional conflict and sporadic Israeli airstrikes are holding back more airlines from returning to Syria, industry officials told Reuters, hampering efforts to rebuild a shattered economy after 14 years of civil war.

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China urges ‘respect' for Syrian sovereignty amid Israeli airstrikes

No action should be taken that escalates tensions amid ongoing turbulence in the Middle East, says Foreign Ministry

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Leaders of Syria and China announce strategic partnership as ... - Newsday

China and Syria will announce the formation of a strategic partnership, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at the start of a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad in ...

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China Supports Syria's Reconstruction, Security Cooperation in Call ...

China has pledged to support Syria's reconstruction and enhance cooperation in other realms such as security in a phone call between the heads of state of the two nations.

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China urges efforts to curb Syria's descent into division and a ... - Yahoo

Syria had not been not a central pillar of China's Middle East strategy, Jesse Marks, a non-resident fellow with the Stimson Centre's China programme and a former US defence adviser, said, adding ...

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Syria's Assad in China, seeks exit from diplomatic isolation

China, like Syria's main backers Russia and Iran, maintained relations with Damascus as others isolated Assad over his crackdown when protests first erupted in 2011. SANCTIONS.

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China Is Supporting Syria’s Regime. What Changed?

Looking to the Syrian context in particular, there are two major reasons for China’s apparent decision to begin playing a more forward role in engaging in Syria. One is China’s concern at the ...

Syria’s future tied to Israel peace deal as billions in investment set to arrive

However, Israel has shown little appetite for compromise with al-Sharaa’s administration, despite several rounds of Azerbaijan-hosted talks arranged by the US since April – mo