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 …

Syria’s Jaramana suburb sees agreement after deadly sectarian clashes

Daijiworld Media Network - Damascus Damascus, Apr 30: Syrian authorities and local leaders in Jaramana, a suburb of Damascus, reached a crucial agreement on Tuesday aimed at restoring calm after deadly sectarian clashes. The violence, which erupted early …

The View From Damascus – A Night of Sectarian Strife in Jaramana: Deadly Clashes, Escalating Incitement, and a Fractured ...

The city of Jaramana, on the southeastern outskirts of Damascus, witnessed violent clashes early Tuesday, resulting in at least 13 deaths, including members of the recently established Syrian Public Security Force and local fighters. The violence erupted …

Arrests over Derry trouble that saw series of believed linked violent sectarian incidents

Police in Londonderry have made a number of arrests in relation to weekend violence and sectarian incidents in the city. A group assault on three youths, an attack on a bus and criminal damage to a mural are being treated as sectarian hate crimes, officers …

More than a dozen killed in Druze town near Damascus in latest sectarian clashes

DAMASCUS — More than a dozen people were killed in a predominantly Druze town near the Syrian capital on Tuesday in clashes sparked by a purported recording of a Druze man cursing the Prophet Mohammad which angered Sunni gunmen, rescuers and security …

Three boys attacked by group in Derry among spate of alleged sectarian violence over the weekend

AN ATTACK ON three boys by a group of youths, of which there were reportedly at least 10, was among a spate of alleged sectarian violence and criminal behaviour in Derry over the weekend.  Police in the north currently believe the incidents to be connected …

Kurdish issue rears head in Syria amid sectarian violence

At least 14 dead in sectarian clashes near Damascus as authorities consider curfew

DAMASCUS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people were killed and more than 15 others injured in sectarian clashes in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Tuesday. In response, authorities imposed …

Syrian authorities, local leaders reach deal to end sectarian clashes near Damascus

DAMASCUS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Syrian authorities and local community leaders in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana reached an agreement on Tuesday to restore calm after recent deadly sectarian clashes. The agreement, announced in a joint statement by the two …

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 …