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Sweida, Syria and Israel

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Israel agrees to allow Syrian troops limited access to Sweida
Israel has agreed to allow limited access by Syrian forces into the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days, an Israeli official said on Friday after days of bloodshed in and around Syria's Druze city of Sweida "In light of the ongoing instability in southwest Syria,

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Syrian Forces Prepare to Redeploy to Sweida City Despite Israeli Warnings
Syrian forces leave Sweida under ceasefire agreement with Druze militias
Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes
Renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, and government forces were preparing to deploy again to the area Friday after pulling ou...

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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed
Syria’s Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday warned the Syrian government to "leave Druze alone" and that the military would continue to strike Syrian government forces until they pulled back.

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support
Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect
Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces
Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.
Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after clashes
Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern province that left bloodied bodies of civilians on the streets and homes loo
Understanding the enigmatic Druze community at the heart of Syrian unrest
The White House is attributing the outbreak of violence in the Middle East between the Syrian government and Israel to a "misunderstanding" over ethnic grudges.
Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as a cease-fire collapses
Syria’s Defense Ministry blamed militias in Sweida for violating a cease-fire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire and continue military operations in the Druze-majority province.
Israel strikes Syria’s Defense Ministry, escalating conflict with Damascus
Syrian troops are trying to intervene in sectarian violence in the south between the Druze minority and Bedouins.
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