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Druze, Syria and sectarian violence

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US citizen among eight Druze family members executed during Syria’s sectarian violence
An American citizen from Oklahoma was among eight men, all family members, rounded up and killed in an execution-style attack during the sectarian violence that flared in Syria last week. Hosam Saraya,

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U.S. citizen killed in Syria sectarian violence alongside 6 Druze family members
A Syrian American man is among members of the Druze community killed in sectarian clashes in Syria

Bedouin Civilians Evacuate Syria's Sweida

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Syria's defence ministry says it is aware of reports of 'shocking violations' in Sweida
The Syrian defence ministry said on Tuesday it was aware of reports of "shocking violations" by people wearing military fatigues in the country's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, and said it would launch an investigation.

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Bedouins to be evacuated to ease tensions in Sweida, southern Syria
Syria Evacuates Bedouin From Druze-majority Sweida As Ceasefire Holds

Israel's Syria Strike Caught Trump

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Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israel’s actions in Gaza and Syria last week as skepticism of Netanyahu grows inside White House
President Donald Trump was caught by surprise last week by Israeli actions in Gaza and Syria, and in both instances phoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “rectify” the matter, according to the White House.

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Trump ‘Caught off Guard’ by Israel’s Syria Strike, Aide Says
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Trump Admin Reportedly Was Not Happy With Netanyahu’s Syria Strikes
Why Trump Hasn't Turned on Syria's New Leader Amid Execution of US Citizen
A video purporting to show the execution-style murder of Hosam Saraya, an American citizen, raises new questions about the ...
US envoy urges Syria's Sharaa to revise policy or risk fragmentation
A U.S. envoy has urged Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to recalibrate his policies and embrace a more inclusive approach ...
US warns Syria's Sharaa that "there is no plan B for his government"
US envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack warned Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa that the country needs to recalibrate its policies, ...
Ceasefire in southern Syria appears to be holding as US demands Damascus end violence
The Syrian government says clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of ...
US to mediate Israel-Syria meeting on Thursday, Axios reports
U.S. Syria envoy Tom Barrack will lead a meeting with senior officials from Israel and Syria on Thursday, Axios reported on ...
'They're heartbroken': Sen. Lankford says family of Oklahoman killed in Syria is devastated by loss
Oklahoma Christian University alum Hosam Saraya was executed alongside family members in Syria, with his family working ...
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Syria: 'The smell of death is overpowering': Sky's Alex Crawford's eyewitness report inside Sweida's main hospital
In the Syrian city of Sweida, horror unfolds as a fragile ceasefire struggles to hold amid the worst outbreak of violence ...
Turkey says it will intervene against any attempt to divide Syria
Turkey will directly intervene to stop any attempt to fragment Syria and will prevent any attempts by militants to obtain ...