News

Syria’s president has opened up a hornet’s nest and it’s tearing the country apart
But its involvement risks deepening sectarian tensions. Israeli troops have seized parts of southern Syria, violating a 1974 ...
Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions
New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday have rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire ...
Ya Libnan1d
Renewed clashes in Sweida between the Druze and government security forces. Four killed
Syrian state-run news agency SANA accused Druze groups loyal to influential spiritual leader Hikmat al-Hijri of breaching the ceasefire by attacking government troops in Tal Hadid, killing one ...
Fighting flares up in Syria's Druze stronghold despite ceasefire
Fighting has erupted in the Druze-majority Sweida province of southern Syria, violating a ceasefire deal reached last month ...
Jurist3d
Press group urges accountability for death of photojournalist in Syria
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday urged accountability for the death of Syrian photojournalist Sari Majid Al-Shoufi while reporting on armed combat near the Syrian city of ...
Syria's new rulers set up a committee to probe attacks on civilians in recent sectarian violence
Syria’s new authorities have set up a committee tasked with investigating attacks on civilians during recent sectarian ...
The New Arab4d
'We cannot pretend this didn't happen': Sectarian violence in Suweida fuels Syria's deepening crisis
Traumatised families from both Bedouin and Druze communities find themselves living in shelters, haunted by the deadly ...
Iowa Public Radio4d
In the Golan Heights, Druze are loyal to Syria. But that loyalty is now severely tested
Sectarian violence in recent weeks in Syria's Sweida region has left more than 1,000 people dead. Druze in the ...
Opinion
The path to security for Syria’s minorities goes through equal citizenship
Syria’s friends should demand the Syrian government do more to protect all vulnerable groups targeted by violent extremists and prosecute all perpetrators without any delay.