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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

Syrian Bedouins launch new offensive against Druze in Sweida: 'Truce does not apply to us'

Commander says ceasefire applied only to government forces, adding that they were trying to free detained Bedouins held by Druze armed groups in recent days; U.S.-brokered ceasefire had halted fierce battles in Sweida after 500 dead in days of bloodshed between Druze fighters, Bedouin militants, regime forces; hospitals collapsed under the toll as residents emerged to looted homes, scorched streets and mass graves

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 07.17.25

How Syria’s Druze heartland erupted into one of the bloodiest conflicts since the civil war

After a Druze youth was beaten at a Bedouin checkpoint, nearly five days of bloodshed left 350 dead, drew in jihadist-linked regime forces, triggered Israeli airstrikes and saw mass border crossings as a fragile ceasefire finally took hold

Ron Crissy | 07.17.25

Israel resumes strikes in Syria as fighting reignites in Sweida

IDF hits regime sites near Damascus and in southern Syria amid renewed clashes between Druze and forces loyal to President al-Sharaa; ceasefire falters as US urges de-escalation and Syria appeals to UN over Israeli airstrikes

Ynet correspondents | 07.16.25

'Al-Sharaa miscalculated—we can’t ignore this': Syria escalation clouds potential Israel deal

'We have an interest in protecting the Druze,' senior Israeli official says, adding Syrian leader's inner circle 'need to come to their senses'; ex-Netanyahu aide blasts talks with Syrian regime, says it 'can't be trusted'

Ynet | 07.16.25

Ceasefire reported in southern Syria as thousands of Druze breach border, Israel strikes Damascus

Druze leader in Syria says deal reached with regime after Israel struck Syrian capital twice in hours, reportedly causing dozens of casualties; IDF says bracing for days of unrest on both sides

Ynet correspondents | 07.16.25

Syrian regime forces execute Druze civilians, reports say: 'Adopted brutal tactics'

Syrian government declares ceasefire, but deadly clashes persist in Sweida; over 200 killed as Druze accuse al-Sharaa loyalists of atrocities; Israel strikes in response

Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner, News Agencies | 07.16.25

Syria condemns Israeli strikes on military in Sweida and warns: 'Responsible for consequences of attack'

Syrian Foreign Ministry hours after attacks in Druze province of Sweida says Israel 'bears full responsibility for the attack'; Residents in the area reported chaos in the streets, one of whom told Ynet: 'I see bodies, fires, burned homes and shops—including mine' and says that Israeli intervention 'harms the Syrian people'

Lior Ben Ari | 07.15.25

סוריה לוחמי כוחות הביטחון של אחמד א שרע נכנסים ל מחוז א סווידא עימותים דרוזים

IDF strikes Syria to defend Druze as regime forces enter Sweida amid clashes

Netanyahu orders intervention as Syrian regime troops push into restive Druze region; 99 killed in days of sectarian clashes, ceasefire declared; Israeli Druze protesters block roads, light tires in north in call to defend peers in Syria

Noa Lutski, Itamar Eichner, news agencies | 07.15.25

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