Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets
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DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria's Islamist-led government said its security forces were deploying in the predominantly Druze southern city of Sweida on Saturday and urged all parties to respect a ceasefire after days of factional bloodshed in which hundreds have been killed.
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