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Druze, Syria and Bedouin

Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drew in an array of local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s years...

Boise State Public Radio · 54m

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

The Times of Israel · 10h

Netanyahu vows no Syrian forces south of Damascus,’ as Bedouins, Druze fight despite truce

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Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves over 500 dead

Syrian troops pulled out of the Druze heartland province of Sweida Thursday on orders from the Islamist-led government, leaving bodies strewn on the street, AFP journalists reported from the provincia...

Stars and Stripes · 15h

Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

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Clashes resume in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, Israel vows more strikes

US does not support Israel's Syria strikes

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Israel strikes Damascus military HQ as fighting between Syrian forces and Druze continues

Israel has recently begun intervening in the conflict, saying it is doing so to protect the minority Druze community from attacks.

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Israel bombs Damascus as response to Syrian government treatment of Druze people

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Israel strikes Damascus hard in support of the Druze

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

Syrian state-run media say Israel carried out an air strike near Syria's southern Druze-majority city of Suweida late on Thursday.

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'If someone tries to hurt us they will answer'

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect

The dayslong fighting threatened to unravel Syria’s postwar political transition and brought in further military intervention by its powerful neighbor Israel, which on Wednesday struck the Syrian Defe...

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?

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 looted.

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

After days of bloodshed in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, survivors emerged on Thursday to collect and bury the scores of dead found across the city. A ceasefire overnight brought an end to ferocious fighting between Druze militia and government forces sent to the city to quell clashes between Druze and Bedouin fighters.

Israel Bombs Damascus, Warns Syria of ‘Painful Blows’ as Footage Shows Hit on Defense Ministry

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Damascus headquarters served as a command center for deploying regime forces to Suwayda, a southern Syrian region gripped by days of deadly clashes between government troops, Druze militias, and Bedouin groups.

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Israel's Attacks on Damascus Hinder Chemical Weapons Search, Syrian Official Says

A view of a destroyed building, after powerful airstrikes shook Damascus on Wednesday, targeting the defense ministry, as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in southern Syria and demanded their withdrawal,