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Syria Withdraws Bedouin Fighters From Druze-Majority City

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Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria
Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government responded by deploying forces to the city. Druze residents of Suweida told the BBC they had witnessed "barbaric acts" as gunmen - government forces and foreign fighters - attacked people. Israel targeted these forces, saying they were acting to protect the Druze.

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Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting
Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida
Syrian Government Evacuates Bedouin Families After Deadly Clashes
As part of a cease-fire agreement to return calm to the southern Syrian province of Sweida, the Syrian government said it was evacuating hundreds of Bedouin tribal families from the area on Monday af...

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Bedouin civilians evacuate Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds
In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting
Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitoring group, said clashes since last week around Sweida had killed at least 940 people.

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south
Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence
US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria
U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and .
Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has urged Sunni Bedouin tribes to honor a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly clashes with Druze-linked militias Sweida
Druze-Bedouin clashes reignite after government forces pull out of southern Syria
Syrian government forces prepared to return to a southern region Friday after renewed clashes broke out between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans, leaving tens of thousands of people displaced in a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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Clashes intensify between Arab Bedouin tribes and Druze militias in Suwayda, Syria
Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Arab tribes have continued and grown after Syrian Army forces withdrew from the predominantly Druze governorate of Suwayda on July 16.
Key players in Syria's latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces
Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the coun
'No more space in the morgue': Israel prepares to send aid to damaged Sweida hospital
Israel's Health Ministry is preparing the transfer of medical equipment and medications to Sweida's hospital following the recent violent Syrian Druze-Bedouin clashes that have left hundreds dead.
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Druze regain control of Sweida city after Syria announces ceasefire
Druze fighters pushed out rival armed factions from Syria's southern city of Sweida on Saturday (Jul 19), a monitor said, after the government ordered a ceasefire following a US-brokered d
Innocent people ‘raped and slaughtered’ in Druze clash
Tom Barrack, who is the US ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria and is aiding ceasefire talks, said the deal had the backing of Turkey, a key supporter of Syria’s interim president, as well as neighbouring Jordan.
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