Alert: Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus

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Alert 16 July 2025

Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus Clashes between Bedouin tribal fighters, caretaker government forces and Druze militias stretched into their fourth day in Sweida on Wednesday while Israeli forces struck the Syrian capital, Damascus.  Read more

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