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Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as the Islamist-led government struggled to implement a ceasefire.
World
  • Reuters
  • Jul 20, 2025
Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

Reporters heard gunfire from inside the city of Sweida and saw shells land in nearby villages.

The new Syria government misjudged Israel response to its troop deployment, influenced by US calls for a centralized state, sources said.
World
  • Reuters
  • Jul 19, 2025
Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

Israel carried out strikes on Syrian troops and on Damascus on Wednesday in an escalation that took the new Syrian leadership by surprise.

Armed tribes supported by Syria's government clashed with Druze fighters in Sweida, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment.
World
  • AFP
  • Jul 19, 2025
New clashes rock Syria’s Druze heartland as tribal fighters reinforce Bedouin

The UN called for an end to the “bloodshed” and demanded an “independent” investigation, as the conflict claimed 638 lives.

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