Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets
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Druze, Syria and Israel
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13hon MSN
Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.
Fighting has resumed between Druze fighters and Bedouins tribes in the southern Syrian province of Suwayda, a day after Syrian troops pulled out of the area. A spokesman for Syria’s Interior Ministry has denied reports that government forces are being redeployed to Suwayda to quell the renewed fighting,
Under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure, Ahmed al-Sharaa pulled troops from Syria's Druze heartland -- a move that exposes the interim leader's weakness just as he sought to assert control.
The Syrian government has begun withdrawing its forces from the majority-Druze city of Suwayda, according to the country's state-run SANA news agency. A ceasefire with Druze militia has also been announced but it is "unclear" whether it will hold, said CNN.
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