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Druze, Syria and Bedouin

Exclusive: Who are Syria's Druze and why are they under attack?
After deadly clashes in southern Syria, Euronews spoke exclusively to religious leaders and activists from the community about the origins of the Druze and the effects of recent violence.View on euron
Syria: What’s behind the Druze-Bedouin conflict?
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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.
Druze-Bedouin clashes flare up again after government forces pull out of southern Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria — Renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, and government forces were preparing to deploy again to the area Friday after pulling out under a ceasefire agreement that halted several days of violence earlier this week, officials said.
Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad
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Shocking scenes after Druze were callously attacked by Syrian backed Bedouins
The Druze minority group inhabiting the southern Syrian region of Suwayda has been ruthlessly attacked over the past week by the Syrian armed Bedouin tribe, which resides in the same area.
Syrian Civil War | Bedouins Flee from Druze-dominated Sweida Amid Druze Clashes & Israeli Threats
The Syrian government has begun evacuating over 1,500 Bedouins from war-torn Sweida following deadly clashes with Druze militias that killed 260 in a week. Red Crescent and security forces are Escorting evacuees to Daraa as ceasefire talks continue.
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In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy while fearing another
"They cried, they hugged, and then they went back to opposite sides of the fence, in enemy states," recalled a soldier who ...
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 ...
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Roots of rivalry: History of Bedouin-Druze clashes in Syria’s Suwayda
Recent violence in Syria’s southern Suwayda province has brought renewed global attention to the Druze and Bedouin communities, who have a history of coexistence and conflict spanning centuries - Anad ...
Bedouin civilians leave Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds
Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Monday as part of a ...
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‘They Killed Us All’ : Druze Woman Describes Murder of Her American Cousin and 6 Other Relatives by Syrian Forces in As-Suwayda
Suwayda, Syrian pharmacist Hala Saraya recounts the brutal killings of her family and pleads for the world to hear the Druze ...
Syria evacuates Bedouin from Druze-majority Sweida as ceasefire holds
Syrian authorities evacuated Bedouin families from the Druze-majority city of Sweida on Monday, after a ceasefire in the ...
'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 ...
In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting
Syria’s armed Bedouin clans announced Sunday they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following weeklong ...