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לוחמים בדואים ב א-סווידא סווידא מעוז הדרוזים דרוזים ב סוריה

Dozens of Israeli Druze may have joined fighting in Sweida, officials warn

Efforts are underway to dissuade hundreds of reserve Druze soldiers from joining the fighting in Sweida; meanwhile, humanitarian aid convoys face obstacles and local hospitals struggle under severe shortages

Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 07.20.25

Syrian report: Israel attacked Bedouin militias, regime forces in Sweida

The strike came as Bedouin clans began withdrawing from the Druze-majority city following more than a week of violent sectarian clashes and a U.S.-brokered ceasefire

Lior Ben Ari, Associated Press | 07.20.25

Syrian minister says Bedouins leaving Sweida, clashes halted

US envoy defends Trump administration decision to lift sanctions imposed on Syria but warns the Syrian ambition for the future is 'overshadowed by profound shock,' as brutal acts by warring factions disrupt government authority and semblance of order

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 07.20.25

לחימה קרבות ב א-סווידא סווידא מעוז הדרוזים דרוזים ב סוריה

Overrun Sweida hospital now a 'mass grave’; Israel mobilizes emergency medical supplies

Death toll in Syria’s Druze stronghold climbs past 940 as ceasefire falters; with bodies filling Sweida hospital, Israel to send life-saving aid via IDF; Health Minister Buso: 'The brotherhood between Israel and the Druze community is strong'

Or Hadar | 07.19.25

'They violated our honor': Bedouin gunmen storm Druze stronghold, videos show sheikhs shamed

Despite declared ceasefire, heavy fighting reignites in southern Syria between Bedouin gunmen and Druze militias; footage reveal acts of humiliation and mass killings; Al-Sharaa blames Druze but vows protection; reported death toll nearing 1,000

Lior Ben Ari, news agencies | 07.19.25

Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to ceasefire ending clashes with Druze

Ahmad al-Sharaa thanks Bedouins 'for their heroic stances' but demands 'they fully commit to the ceasefire and comply with the state's orders,' claims Israeli intervention 'pushed the country into a dangerous phase'

Associated Press | 07.19.25

Sweida clashes highlight fragility of post-Assad Syria and regional power dynamics

Violence between Druze militias, Bedouin tribes and Syrian government forces has escalated, drawing Israeli airstrikes and shaking fragile post-Assad alliances; sectarian mistrust risks destabilizing Syria and altering regional power dynamics

Associated Press | 07.19.25

Over 700 dead in Sweida clashes as Syria announces 'comprehensive' ceasefire

Ahmad al-Sharaa called recent events in Sweida a dangerous turning point, blaming Israel for reigniting tensions; despite a ceasefire, violence and unrest continue to threaten the region’s fragile stability

Reuters, Lior Ben Ari | 07.19.25

Syria to deploy troops to south; Druze say Sweida hospital has become a mass grave

Fighting rages on as Druze in Sweida plead for global help; over 400 bodies brought to city’s only hospital, where staff describe horrific scenes and corpses left in the streets; Syrian presidency vows troop deployment, saying it won’t 'respond to chaos with chaos'

Lior Ben Ari | 07.19.25

Why Israel is bombing Damascus to defend the Druze

Opinion: Little-known outside the country, Israel’s 'blood covenant' with the Druze—Arabic-speaking but neither Arab nor Muslim—explains Jerusalem’s rare strikes on Syria to protect Druze tribes, even amid fears of igniting a wider conflict

Michael Oren | 07.18.25

Elderly Syrian Druze cleric found alive after viral video of public humiliation, death reports

Shocking footage from southern Syria showed armed men forcibly shaving the mustache of 80-year-old Druze cleric Marhej Shahine; days after reports claimed he was killed in a massacre, a Facebook post by his granddaughter revealed he survived the attack

Lior Ben Ari | 07.18.25

As clashes intensify, Israel allows some Syrian regime forces into Sweida

Senior Israeli official releases a statement claiming al-Shaara forces can temporarily enter area to deal with ongoing instability just one day after Netanyahu says area from Golan to Druze Mountain must be demilitarized

Itamar Eichner, Einav Halabi, Lior Ben Ari | 07.18.25

Syrian regime forces return to Sweida, IDF monitoring situation

Damascus says troops sent to quell fighting between Druze and Bedouin tribes; IDF says all Israelis back after breaching Syria border

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies, Yoav Zitun | 07.18.25

Syrian activist: Israel's intervention helped, but Druze remain under siege

Syrian-born activist Rawan Osman: 'What we are seeing in the media — the images, the videos of Syrian security forces withdrawing — are not sufficient'

Lidar Grave-Lazi, ILTV | 07.18.25

'He bled to death in the street': Golan Druze mourn loved ones in Syria's Sweida

As violence escalates across the border, Israeli Druze grapple with separation, uncertainty and grief; while some families reunite after decades, others are left clinging to messages from loved ones trapped amid the bloodshed

Einav Halabi | 07.18.25

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