Clashes Resume in Syria's Druze City of Sweida
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The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed groups.
Since the establishment of the Zionist entity, Israel has not only viewed Syria as a classical enemy, but as a mosaic prone to internal explosion, through sects, through minorities, through symbols. The Druze page has always been a pivotal target in this endeavor,
Israel's Defence Minister Katz Wednesday warned the Syrian govt to 'leave Druze alone' & vowed to continue to strike Syrian forces until they pulled back.
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France 24 on MSNHundreds killed in Druze-majority Sweida city after sectarian violenceAt least 203 people have been killed in sectarian fighting involving Sunni tribes, Druze militias and Syrian troops in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida since Sunday, a war monitor said
Damascus has moved in to the city of Sweida after violent clashes between Bedouins, government forces and Druze left around 100 dead. In response, Israel's airforce, acting as the Druze minority's self-proclaimed protectors,
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Al-Monitor on MSNSyrian Druze say govt mission of peace devolved into rampageThe mainly Druze residents of the Syrian city of Sweida had hoped the arrival of government forces on Tuesday would spell an end to deadly sectarian clashes with local Bedouin tribes.Instead they spoke of executions,
Syrian government forces were advancing towards the southern city of Sweida on Monday to quell deadly clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes, with one Druze armed group saying talks