Explosion in northern Syria kills at least 6 people and injures dozens An explosion in northern Syria's Idlib province has killed at least six people and injured dozens more The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025
Syria asks Turkey for defence support after sectarian clashes, officials in Ankara say Turkey, which has long expressed readiness to assist Damascus, was working towards providing training and technical support to help strengthen Syria's defence capacity, the officials added. Euronews · Jul 23, 2025
Second aid convoy heads to Suwayda after clashes between Bedouins and Druze Wednesday’s trucks contained 4,000 food baskets, 66 tonnes of flour, 10,000 bottles of drinking water, and humanitarian medical supplies, according to Syrian officials. Euronews · Jul 23, 2025
Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to hundreds of deaths in Sweida province in southern Syria. Israel later launched dozens of airstrikes in support of the Druze. The Conversation · Jul 23, 2025
Syria asks Turkey for defense support after sectarian clashes, Turkish officials say Turkish officials say Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
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. Euronews · Jul 23, 2025
A Syrian American man is among members of the Druze community killed in sectarian clashes in Syria Relatives and officials say a Syrian-American man of the Druze religious minority is among dozens of civilians killed in sectarian clashes in southern Syria The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025
Over 1,400 were killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, committee says A Syrian government committee says over 1,400 civilians were killed in sectarian violence on the country’s coast earlier this year The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025
Shot in the head or pounded by Israeli bombs: How a week of bloodshed shattered Syria’s fragile peace IN FOCUS: Bel Trew reports on the sectarian conflict that once again threatens to tear Syria apart The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025
Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israeli strikes on Syria last week The White House confirmed that Trump called Netanyahu to ‘rectify’ the situation after ongoing clashes in the city of Sweida The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2025
The Latest: Harvard heads to court in $2.6B lawsuit against Trump administration Harvard University has taken the Trump administration to federal court over $2.6 billion in funding cuts The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
U.S. Officials Slam Netanyahu Govt. Over Attacks On Syria: 'Need To Get Their Head Out Of Their As--s' U.S. officials are slamming Israeli counterparts after recent attacks on Syria and a Catholic church in Gaza, with one calling Prime Minister Netanyahu a "madman" Latin Times · Jul 21, 2025
Syrian forces evacuate Bedouin families out of Suwayda as shaky ceasefire holds 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. Euronews · Jul 21, 2025
Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore A fragile ceasefire was put in place in southern Syria on July 19, 2025, after days of violence between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes that drew in government forces and prompted Israeli strikes on the capital, Damascus, as a warning to pull back from Druze areas. The United States helped… The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025
Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2025 Syria evacuates Bedouins from clashes-hit Suwayda as shaky ceasefire holds Bedouin families leave Druze-majority city after truce in southern province halts bloody clashes between communities.
International Business Times · Jul 21, 2025 Syria Evacuates Bedouin From Druze-majority Sweida As Ceasefire Holds Syrian authorities on Monday evacuated Bedouin families from the Druze-majority city of Sweida, after a ceasefire in the southern province halted a week of sectarian bloodshed that a monitor said killed more than 1,100 people.
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025 US envoy doubles down on support for Syria's government and criticizes Israel's intervention A U.S. envoy has reaffirmed Washington's support for Syria's new government, stating there is "no Plan B" for uniting the country
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025 Syrian government starts evacuating Bedouin families from Sweida in bid to end weeklong clashes The Syrian government has begun evacuating Bedouin families from Sweida after over a week of violent clashes
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025 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 clashes and a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to enter the battered southern city.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 ‘Tense calm’ returns to Syria’s Sweida province after week of deadly violence More than 1,000 people estimated to have been killed after clashes between Bedouin and Druze groups
International Business Times · Jul 20, 2025 Calm Returns To South Syria After Violence That Killed 1,000: Monitor Calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups that killed more than 1,000 people.
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025 Syria clashes continue as Sharaa regime struggles to enforce ceasefire Government claims Sweida cleared of Bedouin fighters
Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2025 Will Israel ever get blowback for bombing its neighbours? Israel has achieved plenty of short-term military gains, but will that outweigh regional, and international, isolation?
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025 Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting Armed Bedouin clans in Syria have withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida after over a week of deadly clashes
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025 Palestinian Health Ministry says 73 people killed while waiting for aid in Gaza – as it happened More than 150 people also wounded, some critically, as some witnesses say Israeli military shot at crowd