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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the US envoy to Turkey said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has killed over 300 people. On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus and hit government forces in the south, demanding they withdraw…

Key Points Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire after days of bloodshed. Sweida province has been engulfed by violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions. The US intervened to help secure the earlier truce between government forces and Druze fighters. Israel and Syria have agreed…

Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel's military intervention this week in sectarian fighting between Syrian government forces and rival armed groups, U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said early Saturday local time. Why It Matters The ceasefire—if it holds—marks a significant diplomatic development in a…

The announcement was made by US Envoy to Turkey and Syria Tom Barrack as Druze groups and members of the Bedouin continued to clash in Syria’s southern Sweida province, displacing tens of thousands of people amid a worsening humanitarian crisis read more Israel and Syria agreed to reach a ceasefire…

MAZRAA, Syria (AP) — U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said early Saturday that Israel and Syria had agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and rival armed groups. The announcement came as renewed clashes erupted between Druze groups and Bedouin clans…

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Renewed fighting erupted overnight into Friday between armed Druze groups and Bedouin clan members in southern Syria. Officials reported that government forces were preparing to redeploy to the area on Friday after previously withdrawing under a ceasefire agreement that had ended several days of violence earlier this week. According to…

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A man has been convicted of travelling to Syria with the intention of committing acts of terrorism, following an investigation by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command. Isa Giga, 32 (11.02.1993), previously of Hounslow, west London, was arrested at Heathrow Airport on 23 May 2024 after he caught a flight back…