sectarian violence

Cars and homes are destroyed and burned as a result of fierce clashes inside the city of Sweida between Bedouin tribes and Druze factions, which leave dozens of civilians and soldiers dead and trigger a large wave of displacement from the city in Sweida, Syria, on July 20, 2025.
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Human Rights Watch criticises Syria over a lack of accountability for sectarian violence in Suweida that killed hundreds of civilians in July.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2026
Sectarian Clashes Between Druze And Tribes In Sweida, Syria
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Sectarian Clashes Between Druze And Tribes In Sweida, Syria
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 Sweida in southern Syria
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