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Damascus says truce reached with Druze factions

The Syrian government announced that a ceasefire had been reached with Druze fighters in Sweida on Tuesday hours after its army entered the Druze-majority city to quell sectarian clashes.

The Middle East's Druze community has largely maintained its cohesion, despite the armistice lines and border fences that have left its followers living under various governments.

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