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Syria begins trials over violence in Druze heartland of Suweida

A Damascus court said the Suweida violence proceedings are 'meant to establish the facts and hold accountable anyone proven responsible for any violations'.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 July, 2026
Bedouin and tribal fighters deploy at the western entrance of Syria's Druze heartland of Sweida on July 18, 2025.
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Syria makes 'no progress' repairing Druze relations: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 June, 2026
The National Guard is a local Suweida militia opposed to Damascus rule
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Clashes erupt in Suweida between Syrian forces and Druze militia

The New Arab Staff
04 May, 2026
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Jordan strikes drug, weapons storage sites in Syria's Suweida

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2026
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Rival of Druze leader Hikmat al-Hiri gunned down in Suweida

The New Arab Staff
15 April, 2026
More than 1,700 killed in Suweida violence as UN probe finds evidence of executions, torture and possible war crimes.
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Violence in Syria's Druze heartland may be war crimes: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 March, 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
Post-Assad Syria
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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
Security personnel stand guard as prisoners on board a bus disembark during an exchange of prisoners' ceremony between Syrian authorities and Druze fighters
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Syrian government, Druze factions exchange prisoners in Suweida

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 February, 2026
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Mood of the nation: What new polling says about post-Assad Syria

Cian Ward
25 February, 2026
Forces with the Syrian interior ministry ride in trucks on July 15, 2025 near Sweida, Syria
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US mediating prisoner swap talks between Syria gov't and Druze

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 February, 2026
Syria’s Suweida province remains gripped by a humanitarian crisis following recent sectarian violence that killed hundreds of civilians [photo credit: Getty Images]
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After the SDF, the Syrian government turns its eyes on Suweida

Adnan Ali
16 February, 2026
Syrian police vehicles drive along a road in the town of Dayr Hafir east of Aleppo
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Security officer detained after killing four in Syria's Suweida

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 February, 2026
Syria’s Suweida province remains gripped by a humanitarian crisis following recent sectarian violence that killed hundreds of civilians [photo credit: Getty Images]
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Can a civilian-driven initiative shape Syrian Suweida's future?

Adnan Ali
03 February, 2026
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Reshaping Syria's northeast: What now for the SDF?

Cian Ward
29 January, 2026
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Protection or partition? The future of Suweida and Syria's Druze

Mawada Bahah
22 January, 2026
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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Justice failing after Suweida sectarian killings: rights group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2026
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Why calls for federalism are growing on Syria's coast

Robert Bociaga
08 January, 2026
Despite a ceasefire, clashes have continued across Suweida
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Seven injured in clashes between Syrian gov, factions in Suweida

The New Arab Staff
04 January, 2026