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Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

The clashes between militias of the Druze religious minority and the Sunni Muslim clans killed hundreds and threatened to unravel Syria’s already fragile postwar transition.

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In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting

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

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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 Declares Cease-Fire After a Week of Upheaval

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Exclusive: Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

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Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria

Hundreds of Bedouin fighters, many firing guns into the air, crowded the road.

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

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Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, Damascus says truce holding

DAMASCUS, July 20 (Reuters) - Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had withdrawn from the predominantly Druze city and the United States stepped up calls for an end to days of fighting.

Syrian government forces set to reenter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

Syrian government forces had largely pulled out of the Druze-majority southern province of Sweida after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze religious minority that threatened to unravel the country’s fragile post-war transition.

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Druze fighters regain control of Sweida after US-brokered Syria-Israel ceasefire deal

Druze fighters pushed out rival armed factions from Syria's city of Sweida on Saturday, a monitor said, after a US-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel.

Syrian government urges respect for shaky truce in Druze region

Syria's Islamist-led government said its security forces were deploying in the predominantly Druze southern city of Sweida on Saturday and urged all parties to respect a ceasefire after days of factional bloodshed in which hundreds have been killed.