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30,000 trapped inside Syria's besieged city despite ceasefire - as humanitarian crisis unfolds
About 30,000 mostly Druze people are thought to be trapped inside the besieged city of Sweida and surrounding towns, with no ...
Israel orders evacuations in central Gaza as ceasefire talks stall and military offensive widens
The Israeli military has issued new evacuation warnings for central Gaza, an area where ground operations have been rare.
Sectarian violence erupts in Syria despite U.S.-backed ceasefire
A U.S.-backed ceasefire appeared to be holding in Syria on Sunday, after deadly violence rocked the region, when hundreds of people were killed in the city of Suwayda. The violence marks the biggest ...
Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire
By Laila Bassam DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, ...
Israel, Syrian leaders agree to ceasefire, U.S. envoy says
The leaders of Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire days after major Israeli strikes​, a U.S. envoy said Friday, as he ...
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels sign declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in the east
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decades-long fighting in ...
Israel and Syria agree ceasefire as Israel allows Syrian troops limited access to Sweida
Syria's Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and ...
Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has urged Sunni Bedouin tribes to honor a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly clashes ...
'Ceasefire Indy Day' remembers the legacy of local activist Ron Gee 1 year after his murder
The official proclamation showing that July 18 is now known as "Ceasefire Indy Day" in honor of activist Ron Gee. Frieson ...
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Syrian security forces enforce ceasefire in Suwayda, interior minister says
Interior minister says truce aims to pave way for prisoner exchange, restore stability as US envoy urges sustained calm in ...