Sectarian fighting persisted in southern Syria on Tuesday, adding to a death toll that after three days of clashes has exceeded 160 people, according to observer groups.

Syria 's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens, while neighboring Israel...

The Israeli military intervention and the fresh bout of sectarian violence underscore the volatile situation in Syria’s south as President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s transitional government struggles to assert...