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 …

US envoy pans Israel’s Syria intervention, doubles down on support for Damascus

A US envoy criticized Israel’s recent military intervention in Syria on behalf of the local Druze community amid deadly sectarian violence, saying Monday that it was poorly timed and complicated efforts to stabilize the region. Tom Barrack, who is US …

Syria starts evacuating Bedouin families from Sweida in bid to restore calm

BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government on Monday started evacuating Bedouin families trapped inside the city of Sweida, where Druze militiamen and Bedouin fighters have clashed for over a week in a conflict that drew Israeli military …

Syria evacuates Bedouins from clashes-hit Suwayda as shaky ceasefire holds

The Syrian government is evacuating hundreds of Bedouin families trapped inside the southern city of Suwayda, where a fragile ceasefire is holding after Druze and Bedouin fighters fought for a week. The first Bedouin families left on Monday on buses and …

Syria evacuates Bedouins from Suwayda after sectarian fighting

NewsFeedDozens of Bedouin families are being evacuated from the Druze-majority city of Suwayda in southern Syria, where a fragile ceasefire is holding after a week of deadly clashes between the factions. Published On 21 Jul 202521 Jul 2025

Syria’s Bedouin clans withdraw from Druze city of Suwayda

Syria’s armed Bedouin clans have announced their withdrawal from the Druze-majority city of Suwayda after weeklong clashes and a United States-brokered ceasefire. Fighting between Druze fighters and Sunni Muslim clans killed more than 250 people and …

Bedouin civilians evacuated from Syria's Sweida as US-backed truce holds

DAMASCUS: Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Monday (July 21) under a fragile truce backed by the United States, following a week of deadly clashes between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouin residents. …

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Bedouin civilians leave Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds

US officials reportedly call Netanyahu 'madman' after Syria strikes

Several U.S. officials have reportedly criticized recent moves of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid heavy bombardment of the Syrian capital Damascus, and the attack on a church in Gaza, with one of them calling him "a madman." …