Druze Ceasefire Agreement

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Syria ceasefire tests historic tension between Druze and Bedouin

The Druze spiritual leadership in Syria were at the heart of a negotiated ceasefire agreement, which permits Druze civilians living in and around Suweida city, to leave on safe routes and ensures government security forces prevent Bedouin fighters from entering the area.

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Syria's Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says

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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as the Islamist-led government st...

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Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze

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Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

More than 900 people are reported to have been killed in the violence.

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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Syria deploys troops to enforce fragile ceasefire

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Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore

When the Syrian civil war erupted in March 2011, Syrian Druze were targeted at times by both the Assad regime, which pressured them to support it, and by Islamist rebel groups that regarded them as infidels. The Druze straddled a fine line throughout the war, seeking, not always successfully, to be left on their own.

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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 people dead, drawing Israeli intervention and US condemnation.

Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

Syria's armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida following over a week of clashes, as per a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.

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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash

MAZRAA, Syria — Syrian government forces prepared to return to a southern region Friday after renewed clashes broke out between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans, leaving tens of thousands of people displaced in a worsening humanitarian crisis.