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30,000 trapped inside Syria's besieged city despite ceasefire - as humanitarian crisis unfolds
About 30,000 mostly Druze people are thought to be trapped inside the besieged city of Sweida and surrounding towns, with no ...
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Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, as Damascus says truce holding
Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the Islamist-led government announced that Bedouin fighters had ...
Sectarian violence erupts in Syria despite U.S.-backed ceasefire
A U.S.-backed ceasefire appeared to be holding in Syria on Sunday, after deadly violence rocked the region, when hundreds of people were killed in the city of Suwayda. The violence marks the biggest ...
Syria's President Sharaa – friend or foe?
Sharaa is potentially a major threat to Israel’s security. At the same time, he is potentially a welcome addition to those Muslim leaders prepared to normalize relations with Israel.One of Syria’s 14 ...