Israel Strikes Southern Syria

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Syria, Israel and Druze

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

Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in the Sweida region of southern Syria on July 15 saying it was acting to protect the Druze minority and vowing to ensure the area near the ...

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Israel Strikes Syrian Capital, Sending Warning to Government

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

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

Syria's government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country's south this week, encouraged by U.S. messaging that Syria should be governed as a centralized state, eight ...

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Syrian presidency announces ceasefire

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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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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

More than 900 people are reported to have been killed in the violence.

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Syria deploys troops to enforce fragile ceasefire

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Syria, Israel agree US-brokered ceasefire amid Suwayda clashes, envoy says

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What’s behind deadly clashes in Syria - and why did Israel intervene?

Hundreds of people have been killed in days of violence in southern Syria which began with clashes between members of the Druze minority group and Bedouin tribes and drew a military intervention from Syria.

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Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.

Israel strikes Damascus as fighting rages in southern Syria

Israel struck Syrian military targets as well as central Damascus on Wednesday (July 16) in what it says is an effort to protect Druze minority communities in southern Syria. Sean Hogan has more.