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In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy, fear another
Hundreds of Druze residents pushed through the security fence separating the Israeli Golan Heights from Syria, rushing toward ...
Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting
Armed Bedouin clans have withdrawn from the Druze-majority Syrian city of Sweida after a week of deadly clashes. A U.S.
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Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore
When the Syrian civil war erupted in March 2011, Syrian Druze were targeted at times by both the Assad regime, which ...
Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad
A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite ...
Who are the Druze in Syria, and why are they clashing with government forces?
Clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze armed groups have escalated, drawing Israeli intervention and raising ...
Oklahoma man among Druze family killed in execution-style shooting in Syria
A Syrian-American who was taking care of his ill father was among the eight Druze men kidnapped from their family home and ...
Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire
The interior ministry said clashes in Sweida city had been halted and the area cleared of Bedouin tribal fighters following ...
Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact
Hundreds of Druze from Israel pushed across the border in solidarity with their Syrian cousins they feared were under attack.
Escalating patterns: Surge in anti-Druze hate speech linked to Syria unrest, CyberWell reports
According to the watchdog, the incitement includes explicit antisemitic language and conspiracy theories portraying Syrian ...