Syria, Israel and Sweida
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BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. envoy doubled down on Washington’s support for Syria’s new government, saying Monday there is “no Plan B” to working with it to unite the country still reeling from years of civil war and wracked by new sectarian violence.
Public broadcaster reports that Israel coordinated delivery to the Druze-majority province with the US; monitor says death toll in sectarian clashes has surpassed 1,100
Syria's government has begun evacuating Bedouin families from the southern province of Sweida after over a week of clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin fighters
Israel Strikes Syrian Army HQ in Damascus as Fighting Rages in Sweida | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G Israel launched airstrikes on the Syrian military headquarters in Damascus days after warning the Syrian government to halt its crackdown on the Druze minority.
Violence between Druze and Bedouin has renewed in the southern Syrian province despite Thursday's announced ceasefire; Israel sending humanitarian aid over the border
While expressing concern for the Druze of Sweida, leading E.U. member states and the bloc itself say Jerusalem should not get involved.The post European powers quietly disapprove of Israel’s Syria
BEDOUIN families began evacuating the Syrian city of Sweida today following government orders, as a fragile ceasefire took hold after a week of deadly fighting. Clashes between militias from the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim clans have killed hundreds and displaced more than 128,000 people, according to the UN.
It seems that there is now concern in Washington that Damascus is not able to hold things together. Israel has played a complex role in this.
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Monday as part of a U.S.-backed truce meant to end fighting that has killed hundreds of people,
Israel's Health Ministry is preparing the transfer of medical equipment and medications to Sweida's hospital following the recent violent Syrian Druze-Bedouin clashes that have left hundreds dead. Israel’s Health Ministry is preparing the transfer of medical equipment,