BEIRUT (Reuters) -One elderly man had been shot in the head in his living room. Another in his bedroom. The body of a woman ...

Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with ...

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Syria's defence minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on ...

Syria's Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect, Druze ...

In Syria's Druze city of Sweida, sectarian violence has led to numerous deaths, with government forces clashing with Druze ...

Residents emerged from their homes to scenes of devastation on Thursday after government forces withdrew from the Syrian ...

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The invasion of Sweida, by forces aligned with the Syrian government, opened the stage for further Israeli land-grabs.