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Syria · Syria Syrian government forces largely withdrew from the southern province of Sweida Thursday following days of vicious clashes with militias of the Druze minority. Under a ceasefire agreement reached the day before, which largely halted the hostilities, Druze factions and clerics have been appointed to maintain internal security in Sweida, Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in an address broadcast early Thursday.See the Story
Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire goes into effect
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Middle East Politics · SyriaThe main hospital in the southern Syrian city of Sweida is overwhelmed with trauma patients and working without adequate power or water after the local Druze minority clashed almost two weeks ago with Bedouin and government forces.See the Story
Hospitals in Syria's Sweida struggling after sectarian clashes, WHO says
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Military · SyriaDesiree Gomez, her husband Mohamad Shokair, and their 18-month-old daughter traveled to As Suwayda, Syria to visit family. Roads leading out of the city have reportedly been blocked by militia as conflict between Israel and Syria escalates.See the Story
‘We Need Everyone to Pray’: Upstate Family Trapped in Syria Amid Conflict
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