A Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria. Omar Sanadiki/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Sanadiki/AP BEIRUT …
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Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organising the election process told state media Sunday. Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee …
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The United Nations reports that over 128,000 people have been displaced by a week of sectarian violence in southern Syria’s Druze heartland, with more than 1,100 deaths. On Sunday, the …
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The sectarian violence between Bedouin groups and militias from the Druse religious minority killed more than 50 people, according to a local health official and a monitoring group.