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UN envoy warns of worsening political climate amid insecurity in Syria
United Nations: UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen warned of “a worsening political climate” amid a precarious security situation in Syria. The July 19 ceasefire in Syria’s Sweida has come under…
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Sweida hospital video shows medical worker shot by military-uniformed men
Damascus: Footage from security cameras at a hospital in the city of Sweida in southern Syria published on Sunday showed what appears to be the killing of a medical worker by men…
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Over 145,000 displaced as violence persists in Syria’s Sweida despite truce: UN
Damascus: Sporadic clashes, drone strikes, and ground fighting continued in Syria’s Sweida province and surrounding areas despite a declared truce, with the number of displaced reaching more than 145,000, the United Nations…
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Syria begins evacuation of Bedouin families from war-torn Sweida
Busra al-Harir: 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. The clashes between…
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Fresh clashes erupt in Syria’s Sweida as ceasefire falters; aid convoy blocked
Damascus: Heavy fighting has erupted once again between Druze fighters and interim government-aligned Bedouin tribal forces in the countryside of Sweida, southern Syria, casting doubt over a recently declared ceasefire. The Britain-based…
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Syrian forces deploy in Sweida as ceasefire takes effect amid renewed clashes
Damascus: Syrian interim authorities’ forces have begun deploying across Sweida province to implement the first phase of a ceasefire agreement aimed at halting days of deadly sectarian clashes, a source at the…
