The United States has called for immediate de-escalation in southern Syria after Israeli airstrikes targeted military facilities in Damascus and Sweida. The strikes followed days of intense clashes between Druze militias and armed Bedouin groups, which left dozens dead and many more injured.

On July 16, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes against the Syrian military headquarters near the presidential palace in Damascus. This action was taken after Israel had warned the Syrian army to withdraw forces from the Druze-majority region of Suwayda in southern Syria. Response to Suwayda Conflict The strikes follow a breakdown in a […]

At least 30 people have been killed and over 100 injured in violent sectarian clashes in Sweida, a city in southern Syria. The fighting broke out between members of the Druze community and Sunni Bedouin tribes, leading to one of the deadliest escalations in the region this year. Tensions Sparked By Abduction Incident The violence […]