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Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, Damascus says truce holding

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city and a U.S. envoy signalled that a deal to end days of fighting was being implemented.

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Ceasefire in southern Syria appears to be holding as US demands Damascus end violence

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Syria and Druze minority agree to new ceasefire after Israeli strikes on Damascus

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In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting

humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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Syrian govt says fighting in Sweida halted after tribal forces pull out

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later called on the Syrian government's security forces to prevent jihadists from entering and "carrying out massacres", in a post on X.

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Syria clears Bedouin fighters from Suwayda city, declares halt to clashes

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Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after fighting

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News Analysis: Syria’s sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and a wary peace: What to know

Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened, bombing Damascus.

U.S. "very concerned" as Israel strikes Syria's capital Damascus amid government clashes with Druze minorities

Secretary of State Rubio says the U.S. is "very concerned" by expanding Israeli strikes targeting Syria's new government, and he wants "the fighting to stop."

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US envoy doubles down on support for Syria's government and criticizes Israel's intervention

A U.S. envoy is reaffirming Washington's support for Syria's new government and telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview that there is "no Plan B" for uniting the country.

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Israel Bombs Damascus, Warns Syria of ‘Painful Blows’ as Footage Shows Hit on Defense Ministry

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Damascus headquarters served as a command center for deploying regime forces to Suwayda, a southern Syrian region gripped by days of deadly clashes between government troops, Druze militias, and Bedouin groups.

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Israel's attacks on Damascus hinder chemical weapons search, Syrian official says

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes on Damascus are hampering Syria's efforts to find and destroy chemical weapons stockpiled during the rule of toppled ruler Bashar al-Assad, a government adviser said on Thursday.

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Israel hits regime targets in Damascus; Hundreds of Israeli Druze cross into Syria to join the fighting

Israel sharply escalated its strikes on Syrian regime targets on Wednesday, hitting buildings belonging to the defense ministry, the presidential palace and over 160 other targets since last night

Video captures Israel strikes hitting Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters in Damascus

The Israeli military launched airstrikes in the heart of Damascus on Wednesday, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters.

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Syria's new government is trying to rebuild. First it must keep the ...

Updated February 02, 2025 at 06:00 AM ET. DAMASCUS, Syria — At night, Damascus remains raucous as roadside vendors, motorbikes and traffic surge.

Israel Strikes Syrian Army HQ in Damascus as Fighting Rages in Sweida | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Israel Strikes Syrian Army HQ in Damascus as Fighting Rages in Sweida | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G Israel launched airstrikes on the Syrian military headquarters in Damascus days after warning the Syrian government to halt its crackdown on the Druze minority.

Fighters from Syria’s Bedouin clans gather in Damascus willing to join clashes in south

Clan fighters gathered in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday to support Bedouin militants in their clashes with Druze armed factions in the southern province of Sweida despite calls for a ceasefire.