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Caught In The Crossfire: Who Are The Druze Amid Rising Syria-Israel Tensions?

Historically, the Druze are an Arabic-speaking ethno-religious minority who are spread across Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the occupied Golan Heights. The Druze faith is an esoteric offshoot of Shia Islam with a distinct set of beliefs and practices.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

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 the occupied Golan. They also reside in the Damascus

Yahoo · 12h

Syria must protect Druze or be shunned by the world, says Israel

Syria should not be allowed back into the international community unless it is able to uphold protections for the Druze and its other minority groups, Israel has said.

Clashes rage in Druze region

Reuters on MSN · 12h

Syrian forces struggle to implement ceasefire in Druze region

Video showed government forces on the streets of a predominantly Druze city and smoke billowing across roads as gunfire sounded.

Hosted on MSN · 4h

Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

By Laila Bassam DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as the Islamist-led government struggled to implement a ceasefire.

NPR · 1d

Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

The conflict had drawn airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze before a truce halted most of the fighting.

Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets

BBC on MSN · 1d

'There were bodies everywhere': Druze residents describe 'bloodbath' in Syrian city Suweida

One woman tells the BBC she cowered in her home waiting for gunmen to enter and "decide whether we should live or die".

The Washington Post · 1d

Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes

Members of Syria’s Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern province that left bloodied bodies of civilians on the streets and homes loo

Reuters · 1d

Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

After days of bloodshed in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, survivors emerged to collect and bury the scores of dead found across the city.

The Druze are a religious sect. Here’s a look at their beliefs and history

The Druze, a religious sect with roots in Ismailism, have faced violence in Syria. Their practices are secretive, with no ...

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Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has urged Sunni Bedouin tribes to honor a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly clashes ...

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 ...

1don MSN

US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this ...

23h

The Druze: An insular faith, facing a fractured Middle East

At the center of a crisis in Syria are the Druze — a secretive religious minority that long carved out a precarious identity ...

'Syrian Jihadist groups' targeting Druze today will target Israel tomorrow, Katz tells Ted Cruz

Defense Minister Israel Katz said southern Syria would remain a demilitarized zone despite Israel allegedly allowing Syrian ...

Al-Monitor on MSN14h

Syria forces deploy in Druze heartland after US brokers deal with Israel

Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further ...

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