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Syrian government forces largely pulled out of the southern province of Sweida on Thursday after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority that threatened to unravel the country’s post-war transition and brought in more Israeli airstrikes in defense of the Druze. Though the truce — mediated by the United States, Turkey and Arab countries — mostly halted fighting between Druze armed groups and government forces, Syrian state media said Druze militiamen had launched revenge attacks on Sunni Bedouin communities, leading to a wave of their displacement.