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Clashes in Syria's Druze heartland

Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

By Laila Bassam DAMASCUS (Reuters) -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.

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Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze

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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

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Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida

Renewed violence in Syria between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes is threatening to deepen divisions in a country recuperating from a civil war.

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Syria Declares Cease-Fire After a Week of Upheaval

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Exclusive: Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

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Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria

Hundreds of Bedouin fighters, many firing guns into the air, crowded the road.

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

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Druze regain control of Sweida city after Syria announces ceasefire

Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further Israeli military intervention in the Druze-majority province.Israel had bombed defence ministry forces in both Sweida and Damascus earlier this week to force their withdrawal after they were accused of summary executions and other abuses against Druze civilians during their brief deployment in the southern province.

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Syria's Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says

Syria's Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect, Druze religious leader Sheikh Yousef Jarbou said in a video broadcast by state media on Wednesday.

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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire

Syrian officials and Druze leaders have announced a new ceasefire after days of violent clashes, but Israel has continued its airstrikes after intervening.

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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash

MAZRAA, 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.