US EditionTrump admin calls for calm as Israel strikes Syria amid Druze–Bedouin clashes: ‘We’re very concerned about it’
SYRIA, JUL 16 – The Trump administration urges restraint following Israeli strikes in Syria amid Druze-Bedouin clashes that threaten regional stability, emphasizing the need to avoid further escalation.
- On Wednesday , the United States asked Israel to halt its operations in Syria, after Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus and Suwayda following renewed clashes in Suwayda.
- Over the weekend, fighting broke out between Druze militias and Bedouin groups, then Syrian state troops joined after a Druze merchant was kidnapped on the highway to Damascus.
- According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 300 people have been killed since Sunday, with residents also reporting summary executions and looting by regime troops.
- In a statement, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned the Syrian government to `leave the Druze alone`, threatening further military action if its troops did not withdraw.
- Tom Barrack, US special envoy for Syria, said the United States is engaging with `all sides to navigate towards calm and integration`, as international attention focuses on regional stability.
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Israel, which ensures that it wants to protect the Druze community, threatened to intensify its strikes against Syrian forces if they did not leave Sueida.
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Trump admin calls for calm as Israel strikes Syria amid Druze–Bedouin clashes: ‘We’re very concerned about it’
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Israel carried out airstrikes in Syria on Tuesday and Wednesday, targeting sites in the capital Damascus and the southern city of Suwayda. The strikes followed days of escalating violence between the Syrian army and Druze militias, which has left nearly 250 people dead. The Israeli military said it hit a site near the entrance of Syria’s Ministry of Defence in Damascus. In Suwayda, the strikes targeted regime convoys and equipment. Defence Minis…
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The outbreak of violence in the predominantly Druze province in southern Syria has highlighted frictions among Syria's diverse communities, with minorities feeling deep distrust towards the Islamist-led government now in power
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