Who are the Druze, who are they fighting and why did latest Syrian conflict begin?
Sunday, 20 July 2025 () Sky News special correspondent Alex Crawford is in Sweida in Syria, where she has witnessed mutilated, burned and decomposing bodies after a week of fierce fighting in the region.
Israel and Syria have reportedly agreed to a ceasefire after days of violent clashes between Druze and Bedouin communities in Syria’s southern Sweida province. Over 300 have died. The violence spiraled when Israel launched airstrikes on Damascus, claiming it was acting to protect the Druze...
Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Sweida after week of clashes
Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, bringing a cautious calm as humanitarian convoys reportedly make their way to the area.
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A shocking viral video from Sweida shows HTS soldiers brutally forcing two Druze men at gunpoint onto a balcony, hurling slurs, and making them climb the railing before firing shots and throwing them off. Multiple videos have emerged exposing escalating sectarian violence in southern Syria, where HTS forces battle Druze militias. Israel’s Minister of Diaspora condemned the regime, comparing it to Hamas. After weeks of bloodshed, the U.S. has brokered a fragile ceasefire, but questions remain—will the atrocities finally stop?
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US says Israel-Syria agree to ceasefire as Druze minority, Bedouin clans continue to clash in Sweida
The agreement comes after intense clashes displaced tens of thousands of people and contributed to a worsening humanitarian crisis in a region still recovering from over a decade of brutal civil war.
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Syrian state media said on Sunday that the government had coordinated with some officials in Suwayda to bring in buses to evacuate some 1,500 Bedouins from the city.
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