Campaign to reunify Syria should not be waged by force, says president
Remarks aimed at separatists in majority Druze province who have enlisted support from Israel
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King of Kings: The Fall of the Shah, the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Unmaking of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson & Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Clashes in Syria ‘have killed 1,200 and triggered humanitarian crisis’
Violence ‘exacerbated by Syrian government intervention and Israeli air strikes’, says Human Rights Watch
Syria: Calm reported in Sweida, Damascus says truce holding
Fighting began a week ago with clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters that prompted Israeli strikes
Syrian forces struggle to implement ceasefire in Druze region
Syria’s Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence
Syria’s president accuses Israel of seeking ‘endless chaos’ as his forces pull back
Government withdrawal from southern Sweida province follows days of sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes
Who are the Druze, and why does Israel say it is striking Syria for their benefit?
Small but influential minority straddles Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the occupied Golan Heights
Syria says protecting Druze citizens a ‘priority’ in wake of Israeli attacks on Damascus
Israel vows to destroy Syrian government forces attacking religious group in southern Syria
Irish-Syrian activists ask Labour not to support Connolly’s presidential bid
Galway West TD Catherine Connolly officially confirmed her candidacy on Tuesday
Israel launches powerful strikes on Damascus, vowing to protect Druze in Syria
Nearly 170 killed in this week’s violence, says Syrian Network for Human Rights
Why has Israel stepped up its attacks on Syria?
Targets hit include palace of president and Syrian military headquarters in Damascus
More than 30 killed as Syrian government struggles to contain sectarian violence
Troops sent in to de-escalate situation after fighting breaks out between Bedouin clans and Druze militias
Who is Catherine Connolly? The outspoken left-wing campaigner running for president
A critic of ‘warmongering’ and a Gaeilgeoir, Independent TD was not in the mix during Coalition talks
US-backed aid group proposed building camps for displaced people in Gaza
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation proposes ‘Humanitarian Transit Areas’ located inside and outside of war–torn enclave
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