DAMASCUS, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Syrian defense authorities on Tuesday declared a complete ceasefire in the southern province of Sweida following days of deadly clashes between local Druze armed factions ...

Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in southern Syria, saying it was acting to protect the Druze ...

The clashes began with a series of tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between members of local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions.

Israel's military said it was striking military vehicles belonging to government forces in the Sweida area of southern Syria, after Syrian state media reported a new strike on the Druze-majority city.

Syrian government forces will enter the majority Druze city of Sweida, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, in an effort to bring an end to deadly clashes with Bedouin tribes.

A leading Druze spiritual leader accused the Syrian leadership in Damascus of bombarding the southern city of Sweida despite ...

Syria’s defense minister has announced a ceasefire after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday ...

Syrian government forces entered the majority Druze city of Sweida on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, aiming to end ...

The violence underscores the government’s challenge to assert nationwide control as ethnic and religious tensions simmer ...

Clashes in Syria between Bedouin tribes, government forces, and the Druze minority have left dozens dead, raising fears of ...

Clashes between local militias and clans in Syria’s Sweida province have killed more than 30 people and injured nearly 100, ...