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Israel bombs Syria's Druze city of Suwayda

· 12h · on MSN

Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?

Syria’s military entered a stronghold for the Druze community in the country’s south on Tuesday, the government said, reigniting fears of attacks against minorities and triggering renewed Israeli strikes on the forces dispatched by Damascus.

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Israel strikes Syrian city, vows to protect Druze minority from government forces

Al Jazeera on MSN · 4h

Israel bombs Syria’s Druze city of Suwayda hours after ceasefire

Syria Announces Ceasefire After Latest Outbreak of Deadly Sectarian Violence

Syria 's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens, while neighboring Israel...

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Photos in southern Syria after soldiers move in to quell sectarian violence

Israel strikes Syrian city, vows to protect Druze from government forces

Here’s what triggered the latest deadly sectarian clashes in Syria, and why it matters

The country is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades of dictatorship and nearly 14 years of civil war.

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Will Israel’s airstrikes help the Druze in Syria?

Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 21h

Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian violence

Israel hits Syria, leaving 30 dead

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Sectarian violence erupts again in Syria, leaving at least 160 dead

Sectarian fighting persisted in southern Syria on Tuesday, adding to a death toll that after three days of clashes has exceeded 160 people, according to observer groups.

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Israel hits Syria, leaving 30 dead as groups clash

Israeli jets hit Syrian forces seeking to quell sectarian clashes in the south

Israel Stages Rare Attack on Syrian Government Forces

The Israeli military carried out a wave of airstrikes on Tuesday targeting government forces in Syria and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, escalating what Israel said were efforts to sec...

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Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans in Syria kill more than 30 people

Attacks on Syrian security forces sent to quell sectarian clashes leave 18 dead as Israel strikes targets to protect Druze

Syria announces shaky ceasefire after over 160 killed in sectarian violence that drew in Israel

The ceasefire, however, looks to be either shaky or nonexistent in practice, with continued reports of heavy clashes.

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Israel targets Syrian military in renewed cross-border strikes

Deadly clashes threaten Syria’s fragile peace

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Israel strikes military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces clash with Druze militias

Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias.

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Why is Israel bombing Syria?

Syria’s foreign ministry says a number of soldiers and civilians have been killed by coordinated Israeli drone attacks and airstrikes near the two countries’ border.

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Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged

Syria 's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens there. Neighboring Israel again launched strikes on Syrian military forces,