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US Citizen Among Eight Druze Family Members Executed During Syria’s Sectarian Violence

SUWAYDA PROVINCE, SOUTHERN SYRIA, JUL 21 – Sectarian clashes in southern Syria have led to over 194 death sentences and hostage-taking, prompting Israel to conduct airstrikes against Islamist militants threatening the Druze community.

  • On July 17, militants executed eight Druze men in Suwayda province, marching captives to Tishreen Square and firing at point-blank range.
  • Sectarian clashes erupted on July 13 between Druze and Bedouin tribes, following the fall of Assad’s regime and leaving hundreds dead.
  • CNN geolocated a video showing armed men shouting `God is great` as they fired on eight captives, US relative said, after militants stormed a home at dawn and victims surrendered following one wound.
  • On July 21, Israel launched airstrikes on a Syrian Islamist convoy advancing toward Druze, while the US State Department said it was `greatly concerned when any US citizen is harmed overseas` and sought accountability.
  • The priest of Sweida has pleaded for urgent international intervention, while reports say over 200 Druze women and children have been taken hostage by Syrian Jihadists.
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US citizen among eight Druze family members executed in Syria’s sectarian violence

An American citizen from Oklahoma was among eight men, all family members, rounded up and killed during the sectarian violence that flared in Syria last week.

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Entered into force on Sunday following the takeover of the city of Sueida by the Druze, the ceasefire continues in Syria while a new assessment reports more than 1,260 deaths The authorities

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A total of 1,260 people have died in the past eight days of sectarian violence in the Suwayda region of southern Syria, between Druze and Bedouin fighters, according to the latest figures from the Syrian Observatory for…

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