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How Israel is sowing sectarian strife in its war on Lebanon

With Israel's war demographically reshaping the country, its military strategy is deliberately pitting Lebanon's religious communities against each other

Alex Martin Astley
09 April, 2026
A United Nations convoy evacuating families from Sweida moves through the buffer zone in Busra al-Harir in Syria's southern Daraa province
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UN says 1,700 killed during violence in Syria's Suweida

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 March, 2026
Israel has consistently struck Syria since the fall of Assad
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Israel strikes Syria under pretext of 'protecting' Druze

The New Arab Staff
20 March, 2026
Sweida report prioritises containment over accountability
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Syria's investigation on 'Suweida events' falls short of justice

Adnan Ali
19 March, 2026
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Pro-govt Syrian Druze leader visits US for talks on Suweida

The New Arab Staff
27 February, 2026
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A fragile dawn: Syria's first year after Assad

Cian Ward
09 December, 2025
The alleged conspiracy in Suweida comes amid rising tensions inside and outside the province
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Suweida militia claims 'Syrian gov plot' amid internal crackdown

The New Arab Staff
04 December, 2025
The crackdown in Suweida comes amid a tumultuous period for the region
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Second Druze cleric dies after detention in Suweida: reports

The New Arab Staff
03 December, 2025
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Druze Sheikh Raed al-Mutni 'dies in detention' in Suweida

The New Arab Staff
02 December, 2025
Israel continues its illegal occupation of southern Syria
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Israel charges Druze soldiers, Syrians in weapons-smuggling case

The New Arab Staff
22 November, 2025
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Ben-Gvir sows sectarian division in Syria after Netanyahu visit

The New Arab Staff
20 November, 2025
The Syrian government has detained members of its own security forces implicated in sectarian violence
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Syria detains security members over deadly Suweida violence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 November, 2025
Suweida's fragile ceasefire hangs by a thread as clashes break out
Post-Assad Syria
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Ceasefire breached in Syria's Suweida as clashes renew

The New Arab Staff
15 November, 2025
The Suweida province has been rocked by sectarian clashes
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Syrian security officer killed in renewed Suweida clashes

The New Arab Staff
08 November, 2025
An exchange of captives takes place in the town of Metune, located in the northern countryside of Syria's southern Suwayda province, under the coordination of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent
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Gunmen kill two in Syria's Druze-majority Suweida province

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 October, 2025
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Lebanon's Jumblatt says Suweida must remain part of Syria

The New Arab Staff
25 October, 2025
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Three Druze civilians killed after van shot at in Syria's Idlib

The New Arab Staff
22 October, 2025
Clashes have been ongoing in Suweida since July
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Fighting between Druze militias, gov forces dies down in Suweida

The New Arab Staff
09 October, 2025
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International commission ends first visit to Syria's Suweida

The New Arab Staff
08 October, 2025
Hikmat al-Hijri is one of the most influential Druze spiritual and political figures in Suweida
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Syria Druze leader rejects Damascus talks, praises Israel

The New Arab Staff
18 September, 2025
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Will Druze demands for autonomy redraw Syria's political map?

Robert Bociaga
26 August, 2025