Sectarian Violence Syria Archives

July 21, 2025
International
World

Syria conflict: ‘Cautious calm’ returns to Sweida; Druze-Bedouin fighting killed over 1,100

Southern Syria’s Sweida province witnessed a fragile calm on Sunday after a week of intense sectarian violence that claimed over 1,100 lives. The silence came after a ceasefire, announced on Saturday, began to take hold, succeeding where earlier attempts had failed. The fighting, largely between Druze factions and Sunni Bedouin rivals, quickly escalated into a […]

June 25, 2025
International
World

Attack on Christians threatens Syria’s postwar cohesion

Representative Image (AI-generated) In an official statement issued immediately after a suicide bomber opened fire on worshippers before blowing himself up at a Christian church in Damascus, Syria’s government called the attack a desperate attempt to undermine national coexistence and destabilize the country. The Interior Ministry blamed the so-called “Islamic State” group for the attack, […]