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Syria presidency to send new force to halt clashes in south
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By Euan Ward
Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire
‘Shot in the head, as if executed’: four days of violence end with hundreds dead in southern Syria
By William Christou
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Julian Röpcke🇺🇦
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Two days after bombing Syrian army convoys and the Syrian Ministry of Defense, Israel asks Syrian Government forces to return to #Suwayda to stop the bloodshed between Druze and Beduin groups and militias – caused by the artificially created power vacuum.
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2025-07-18/ty-article/israel-to-allow-deployment-of-syrian-forces-in-sweida-amid-renewed-clashes-official-says/00000198-1c8c-da26-abba-ddcdcacf0000
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asad abukhalil أسعد أبو خليل
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Countries occupy other people’s lands except Israel. Western media came up with “captured”:
“Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1960s”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/world/middleeast/who-are-druse-syria-israel-clashes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare via @nytimes
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The UN stands ready to work alongside the Syrian people for an inclusive & credible political transition that ensures accountability, fosters healing & lays the foundation for long-term recovery.
– @UNDPPA official in Security Council briefing on Syria.
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Today, @khiari_khaled briefed the Security Council on #Syria, condemning the latest violence in Suweida and urging all parties to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian access and uphold international law.
His full remarks: dppa.un.org/en/mtg-sc-9960-asg-khiari-17-jul-2025 pic.x.com/bKG66wyf5g
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