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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 ...
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.
Syria steps back from 'open war' in face of intense Israeli strikes after sectarian violence
Israel launched rare strikes in Damascus on Wednesday in a campaign it said was aimed at defending the Druze community after ...
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 ...
Israel Shifts Troops From Gaza to Syria as Another Front Intensifies
An Israeli military official said, "we are reinforcing forces in the Golan Heights and along the border, ready for a ...
Israeli airstrikes target Syrian government troops amid sectarian unrest
Syrian forces had deployed in the southern city of Sweida, despite Israeli warnings, trying to contain clashes between ...
Syria withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city
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Sa'ar greenlights aid to Syrian Druze as Shara'a's forces redeploy to Sweida
Israel announced that a ceasefire had been reached in the area, and that the Syrian forces were expected to withdraw from areas with Druze populations. Foreign Minister Gidion Sa'ar ordered the urgent ...