Damascus, July 3, 2026 (AFP) - Syria begins trials over violence in Druze heartland

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2026-07-03

Syrian authorities said Friday that they had begun trying suspects over a wave of deadly violence that tore through the Druze-majority Sweida province last year. The episode last July involved some of the worst internecine bloodshed the country had seen since the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, and raised questions about the new government's stated commitment to ensuring the safety of all of multi-confessional Syria's com......

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