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Sectarian Tensions News Monitoring

  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Shara’a’s Syria: Diplomacy rises, sectarian tensions boil

    Syria’s new transitional president, Ahmed al-Shara’a, has shown that he has excellent instincts for many policies that Syria desperately needs. He was able to reach out to the West after the fall of the Assad regime. He was able to build a new government …

    Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
  • Published on 00:08 GMT

    Israel conducts rare strike outside Damascus amid sectarian tensions in Syria

    By Eyad Kourdi, Dana Karni and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Syria strongly condemned foreign intervention in the country following a rare Israeli strike near Damascus on Wednesday amid deadly sectarian violence. Syria said the Israeli strike killed at …

    Source: KVIA - Texas - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Druze Leader Warns of Escalation in Syria After Sectarian Tensions in Jaramana

    Home/News/Druze Leader Warns of Escalation in Syria After Sectarian Tensions in Jaramana News Watan-Mowafaq Tarif, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, said on Tuesday that he held a meeting with a senior Israeli military official …

    Source: Watan - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 29, 2025

    Syria’s Druze Leader Condemns Jaramana Violence, Urges Calm Amid Sectarian Tensions

    By Kardo Roj SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) – Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual head of Syria’s Druze community, issued a strongly worded statement Tuesday evening denouncing the recent outbreak of violence in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, and called …

    Source: North Press Agency - Center-left
  • Published on 17:21 GMT

    Roundup: Residents in south of Damascus report "cautious calm" amid sectarian unrest

    DAMASCUS, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Residents in towns south of Damascus reported a "cautious calm" on Thursday following two days of violent sectarian clashes that killed more than 70 people. Troops from the Syrian defense and interior authorities …

    Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on 16:41 GMT

    View from India: When did we stop fighting for press freedom?

    Opposition voices are silenced in every sphere, particularly in the media, but we must fight back, argues Nilanjana Bhowmick.  Siddique Kappan was on his way to report on the gang rape and murder of a Dalit teenager in Uttar Pradesh when he was arrested on …

    Source: New Internationalist - Left-wing
  • Published on 09:58 GMT

    UN: At Least 542 Killed in North Darfur in Past 3 Weeks

    The head of security in Syria’s Damascus countryside, Hussam Al-Tahan, said a security operation in the flashpoint town of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya had concluded, with Syrian forces now deployed across all neighborhoods to restore calm and stability. State-run …

    Source: Asharq Al-Awsat - Pro-Government
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Syrian attacks on Druze could be collision course with Israel - analysis

    Israel and the new Syrian government could be on a collision course over threats to the Druze in southern Syria. The sudden crisis developed quickly over two days since April 28. It began due to rumors about an audio recording that was supposedly insulting …

    Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
  • Published on 00:19 GMT

    The Long Horizon of Returns to Syria

    Introduction On December 8, 2024, the Assad regime in Syria fell after nearly fourteen years of civil war. Over the course of the conflict, more than 6 million Syrians were displaced internationally, while a further 7.4 million became internally displaced …

    Source: Georgetown Journal of International Affairs - Washington D.C. - Pending
  • Published on 00:21 GMT

    Clashes erupt between Druze militias and pro-government forces in Syria

    Members of the Syrian General Security Service in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya. (@SyrNetworkNews on X) Sectarian tensions are flaring again in Syria after a series of clashes erupted in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, a diverse area home to Druze, Christian, and …

    Source: Long War Journal - Pending
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Israel launches attack in Syria to protect Druze minority

    BEIRUT — Sectarian battles erupted in Syria on Wednesday, killing at least 16 security personnel and civilians in a suburb near Damascus, and drawing Israeli airstrikes against what Israeli leaders said were groups targeting the minority Druze sect. The …

    Source: Los Angeles Times - Center-left
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Israel launches “warning operation” in Syria to deter attack on Druze

    DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it carried out what it called a “warning operation” against an extremist group allegedly preparing to attack the predominantly Druze town of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya in the south of …

    Source: North Press Agency - Center-left
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Israel strikes town near Damascus amid sectarian unrest

    DAMASCUS, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Israel strikes the town of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya southwest of Damascus on Wednesday, as Syrian forces regained control of the area following days of intense sectarian clashes, according to state media and a monitoring group. …

    Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Derry BT office closure would be 'devastating' blow, says Eastwood

    The proposed closure of BT’s office in Derry would be “devastating” for the city, the MP for the area has said. Colum Eastwood was speaking after the telecoms company announced a consultation with the Derry workforce on a closure plan. Foyle MP Mr Eastwood …

    Source: Belfast Live - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Israeli airstrikes hit near Damascus amid sectarian unrest, civilian casualties reported

    DAMASCUS, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Israeli warplanes launched two airstrikes Wednesday afternoon on the town of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, southwest of Damascus, amid rising sectarian tensions and ongoing clashes in the area, Syrian state media reported. According to …

    Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Sectarian clashes intensify in Damascus suburbs, curfews imposed

    Daijiworld Media Network - Damascus Damascus, Apr 30: Sectarian unrest has escalated in the southern suburbs of Damascus, with intense clashes reported by a prominent monitoring group in Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) …

    Source: Daijiworld News - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Clashes near Damascus continue as death toll rises to 18

    DAMASCUS, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Clashes intensified late Tuesday and early Wednesday in the southern suburbs of Damascus amid rising sectarian unrest, according to a major monitoring group in Syria. Renewed clashes involving light and medium weapons, …

    Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Clashes Erupt in Southern Damascus Suburbs, Leaving 18 Dead

    (MENAFN) Clashes erupted with heightened intensity late Tuesday and early Wednesday in the southern suburbs of Damascus, amid growing sectarian tensions, as reported by a key Syrian monitoring group. Fierce fighting, involving light and medium weapons such …

    Source: MENAFN - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Fake Audio Sparks Deadly Sectarian Clashes Near Damascus

    Twelve people were killed in clashes that erupted early Tuesday near the town of Jaramana, a Druze-majority area on the southern outskirts of Damascus, amid rising sectarian tensions, residents and local sources said. In a statement, residents of Jaramana …

    Source: Asharq Al-Awsat - Pro-Government

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