Syrian forces leave Sweida
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Shops were looted, homes burned and bodies littered the streets of the city. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The National on MSNSyrian forces withdraw from Druze city of Sweida after Israeli strikes and US demands to pull outGovernment forces and allied militias began withdrawing from the mostly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on Thursday. It comes after Israeli strikes to defend the sect and US demands on Damascus to pull out.
Dozens of Druze crowded the Israeli-controlled side of the armistice line in the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hoping to catch a glimpse of relatives on the Syrian-held side who might try to cross the barbed-wire frontier.
Israeli troops on Wednesday sought to control crowds and prevent Druze from crossing into Syrian territory, after deadly sectarian violence prompted Damascus to
Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack. Many then met relatives never seen before.
Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in southern Syria, saying it was acting to protect the Druze minority.
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Al-Monitor on MSNAfter days of bloodshed, residents of Syria's Sweida confront devastationResidents emerged from their homes to scenes of devastation on Thursday after government forces withdrew from the Syrian Druze-majority city of Sweida, leaving behind looted shops, burned homes and bodies littering the streets after days of violence.
SANA says women and children among those killed by armed groups following withdrawal of government forces in Sweida