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Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb Syria to protect them?
Israel has been carrying out strikes on Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December. This week saw a major escalation, when Israel said it attacked Syria to protect the Druze, an Arab ...
Druze-Bedouin clashes flare up again after government forces pull out of southern Syria
Tens of thousands of people remained displaced by the violence and the United Nations has been unable to bring in much-needed ...
Syrian Druze writer calls what’s happening in southern Syria ‘chaos killings’
As a fragile ceasefire holds in southern Syria following deadly clashes, a Syrian Druze writer in exile Sarah Hunaidi tells ...
Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed
One elderly man had been shot in the head in his living room. Another in his bedroom. The body of a woman lay in the street.
Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians
Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a ...
Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida. Now, members of its Druze community who ...
Syrian government forces re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes
Government forces were deployed again to southern Syria after renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups ...
Syrian government forces set to reenter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes
Syrian government forces had largely pulled out of the Druze-majority southern province of Sweida after days of clashes with ...
Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces
Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of ...
Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after clashes
Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern ...
Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze
Israeli leaders said they launched attacks on Syria this week to protect members of the Druze religious group in the ...
Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?
STORY: Violence in southern Syria has put a spotlight on a small but influential minority, the Druze.:: Who are the Druze?The ...