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Deadly explosion in northwest Syria kills 6, injures over 140

Cause of blast near Idlib unclear; pro-Iranian outlet blames US drone strike; Syrian rescue teams face ongoing secondary explosions

Lior Ben Ari | 07.24.25

כוחות משטר סורי חוסמים כניסת חמושים לא-סווידא

Syrian regime's treatment of minorities should concern Israel, expert warns

Dr. Nir Boms, a research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University: 'I think in this case, the approach, particularly to minorities, shows something about the nature of this particular phase in the life of Syria’s new regime'

Shosh Bedrosian, ILTV | 07.23.25

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

Syria accused of executing Druze civilians as Sweida death toll surpasses 1,300

U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack urges Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to scale back Islamist policies, revive pre-war institutions and seek regional help, warning that failure to act after last week’s massacre could deepen Syria’s fragmentation

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 07.23.25

Israel, Syria resume indirect talks after Druze massacre, with Turkey and US mediating

Jerusalem hasn’t pledged to stop Syria airstrikes, seeks demilitarized zone and permanent buffer presence, Arab media report after deadly Sweida clashes

Lior Ben Ari | 07.22.25

American Syrian Druze Hosam Ghassan Saraya (left) and his brother Karim, both killed by Syrian forces

‘They killed us all’: Druze woman says Syrian troops murdered American cousin, relatives in Sweida

Trapped in her home in Sweida, Syrian pharmacist Hala Saraya recounts the brutal killings of her family and pleads for the world to hear the Druze community's cry for help

Felice Friedson/The Media Line | 07.22.25

Fragile ceasefire: ‘This isn’t peace,’ Sweida teacher says

Survivors, officials and local leaders describe the aftermath of one of the bloodiest weeks in the Syrian province's recent history

Ahmed Qweidar and Jacob Wirtschafter/The Media Line | 07.22.25

Trump 'caught off guard' by Israeli strikes, urges ceasefire and release of Gaza hostages

White House says Trump was surprised by Israeli strikes in Syria and Gaza; He called Netanyahu, and urged end to violence, ceasefire talks, and release of all hostages held in Gaza

Reuters | 07.22.25

תומאס ברק שליח ארה"ב ל סוריה בפגישה עם אחמד א-שרע אבו מוחמד אל-ג'ולאני

US envoy reaffirms support for Syrian government, criticizes Israeli involvement

Tom Barrack reaffirms support for Syria’s new government, criticizes Israeli strikes in Sweida as destabilizing, and says Washington won't interfere in regional defense deals or compel Israeli actions

Associated Press | 07.21.25

Bosnia and Syria: When minorities resist Islamist centralization

Analysis: From the Druze of Sweida to the Serbs of Republika Srpska, two geographically distant communities face a parallel struggle against ideological extremism and authoritarian centralization; Their resistance illuminates a broader global tension between local identity and radical Islamism, offering crucial lessons for defending pluralism and autonomy in an increasingly fractured world

Marc Zell, Adv. and Dana Levinson | 07.21.25

US envoy says Israel's Syrian intervention 'poorly timed,' destabilizing region

Tom Barrack reaffirms support for Damascus’ new leadership and urges progress on Kurdish talks as the country struggles to unify after years of war

Associated Press | 07.21.25

Jordanian Bedouins in ultimatum to Israel: 'Stay out of Syria or face consequences'

Tribal council warns it would confront any Israeli Druze or IDF personnel entering southern Syria, particularly near Sweida, amid rising cross-border tensions

Smadar Perry | 07.21.25

Israel struck targets near Sweida, provided aid to Druze, rights group says

UK-based Observatory for Human Rights says drones and planes attacked targets while choppers delivered aid; according to rights group death toll from recent violence rises to 1,120 including 298 civilians 'summarily executed'

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 07.21.25

אבו מוחמד אל-ג'ולאני ששמו האמיתי אחמד א-שרע השליט בפועל של סוריה ומנהיג המורדים הג'יהאדיסטים מ הייאת תחריר א-שאם במפגש עם בכיר מקטאר ב דמשק 23 בדצמבר

The curious case of Dr. al-Sharaa and Mr. al-Golani

Opinion: Once jihadist ideologue, Syria’s new president now seeks legitimacy on world stage; but after three assassination attempts and brutal crackdown in Sweida, Ahmad al-Sharaa must prove he’s shed his terrorist past — or risk losing Western and regional support

Smadar Perry | 07.20.25

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

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