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After week of clashes, Syria's armed Bedouins say they have left Druze-majority city
Syria’s armed Bedouin clans on Sunday announced that they had withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida following over a ...
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Druze regain control of Sweida city after Syria announces ceasefire
SWEIDA, Syria: Druze fighters pushed out rival armed factions from Syria’s southern city of Sweida on Saturday (Jul 19), a ...
Who are the Druze and who are they fighting in Syria?
The Druze religious sect is an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. About half of the roughly one million Druze ...
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 ...
The National on MSN3h
Clashes in Syria's Druze heartland: who are the combatants?
The Druze-majority city of Sweida in southern Syria witnessed a week of heavy clashes coupled with an offensive by ...
Syria’s leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa urged Sunni Muslim Bedouin tribes Saturday to “fully commit” to a ceasefire aimed ...
Syrian government forces prepare to re-enter Sweida after Druze-Bedouin ceasefire collapses
A ceasefire between Syria and Druze religious minority leaders had halted several days of violence earlier this week ...
Syria’s Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
A Syrian Druze woman living in the United Arab Emirates frantically tried to keep in touch with her family in her hometown in ...
Al-Monitor on MSN3d
Explainer-Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?
Straddling Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Druze occupy a special niche in the ...
Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after fighting
The clashes between militias of the Druze religious minority and the Sunni Muslim clans killed hundreds and threatened to ...
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Behind the quiet: Israel eyes Druze unrest, renews Syria deterrence
At the same time, a group of Israeli Druze who have served in the military and work in various security agencies released a ...