One elderly man had been shot in the head in his living room. Another in his bedroom. The body of a woman lay in the street.

The death toll from the violence in southern Syria's Sweida province continues to climb, with the Syrian Observatory for ...

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

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Syrian forces have withdrawn from Sweida following a renewed ceasefire agreement. Erica Natividad with the details and the ...

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.