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Syrian government forces set to reenter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes
Clashes have erupted again between Druze militias and Bedouin clans in southern Syria. Government forces withdrew from the ...
Who are the Druze and why is Israel claiming to protect them by attacking Syria?
Scores of people have been killed in Syria's southern governorate of Suwayda after clashes began between local Sunni Bedouin ...
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 ...
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 ...
US does not support Israel's Syria strikes, Sharaa vows to protect Druze
The United States said it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian ...
Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the situation as "complicated" but said it looked like a "misunderstanding".
Explainer-Who Are the Druze and Why Does Israel Say It Is Hitting Syria for Their Sake?
Syria's Druze are concentrated in the southwest in the Sweida region bordering Jordan and in areas of Quneitra province, near ...
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 ...