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Syria Forms Taskforce Amid Escalating Sectarian Violence

7/19/2025

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In a bid to quell the escalating sectarian violence in Sweida, Syria's presidency is establishing a taskforce as clashes between Druze and Bedouin groups intensify. A US-brokered ceasefire, backed by regional allies, aims to restore peace, but with over 600 lives lost, doubts linger about the new government's capacity to ensure stability after the civil war.

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In a bid to quell the escalating sectarian violence in Sweida, Syria's presidency is establishing a taskforce as clashes between Druze and Bedouin groups intensify. A US-brokered ceasefire, backed by regional allies, aims to restore peace, but with over 600 lives lost, doubts linger about the new government's capacity to ensure stability after the civil war.