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News24 | Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensive

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News24 | Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensiveSyrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday after US intervention to help achieve a truce in fighting between government forces and Druze fighters.
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Dozens of Israeli Druze crossed from the Golan Heights into Syria’s Sweida province amid escalating violence between Druze militias, Bedouin tribes, and Syrian government forces. The move followed calls on social media urging Druze solidarity across borders. In response to what Prime Minister...

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