UN report warns of possible war crimes in Suwayda July violence

With a Druze-majority population, Syria's southern province was embroiled in a flash of sectarian violence in the summer of 2025, pitting local militias from the religious minority against the new Syrian state under the leadership of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

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Israel strikes Syrian army sites after alleged killings, abductions of Druze in Suwayda

The Israeli military said it struck Syrian government positions after reported attacks on Druze civilians, as the Suwayda-based National Guard accused Damascus forces of killings and abductions. Syrian authorities said their forces were carrying out a security operation targeting a criminal network in Suwayda.

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‘A step away from vengeance:’ US Syria envoy hails Druze prisoner exchanges

The swap included 25 Syrian government fighters and 61 members of Druze factions and was carried out with the help of the ICRC.

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Syrian army, Druze fighters begin prisoner exchange: State TV

“Detainees from the Suwayda province held by the Syrian government will be released in exchange for a number of prisoners” from Syrian forces and affiliated elements held by the Druze-led National Guard forces, read the directorate statement.

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Syrian security forces member arrested for murder of four Suwayda civilians

Southern Syria's Druze-majority province was the site of a spate of sectarian killings carried out by Damascus-affiliated forces in 2025.

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Syrian security forces member killed in Suwayda checkpoint attack

Syria's Druze-majority Suwayda province has witnessed repeated clashes between Druze armed groups and forces affiliated with the Damascus government.

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Syrian committee releases results of Suwayda unrest investigation; state forces personnel arrested

A Syrian body established to investigate bloodshed in the country's Suwayda province in July concluded that certain members of the state forces committed crimes during the clashes, though maintaining that any violations were perpetrated by individual actors acting outside official orders.

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Medical teams struggling in Syria's Suwayda; IDPs facing health risks: WHO

"We see children with pneumonia, diarrhea, and skin infections, and pregnant women who haven’t seen a doctor in months. Our mobile team tries to reach them, provide medicines, and raise awareness about hygiene and mental health. People need to know they’re not forgotten," a World Health Organization (WHO) worker in Syria's conflict-wracked Suwayda said.

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Druze armed groups must release humanitarian worker: Amnesty

The Syria Civil Defense, a search and rescue team, dispatched 33-year-old Hamza al-Amareen, the head of Daraa’s emergency response center, to Suwayda in response to a UN call for assistance in mid-July, a day after deadly clashes between Damascus and its affiliated forces and Druze armed groups broke out.

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