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Syrian Civil War | Bedouins Flee from Druze-dominated Sweida Amid Druze Clashes & Israeli Threats

The Syrian government has begun evacuating over 1,500 Bedouins from war-torn Sweida following deadly clashes with Druze ...

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 ...

News Analysis: Syria’s sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and a wary peace: What to know

Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then ...

Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze

Israeli leaders said they launched attacks on Syria this week to protect members of the Druze religious group in the ...
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Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after fighting

Armed Bedouin clans in Syria have withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida after over a week of deadly clashes.
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Not just about the Druze: Israel’s rationale for its attacks on Syria

“The Israeli Druze are now trying to use that and urge the Israeli government to protect fellow Druze in Syria,” he said, ...

Druze American community in Portland mourns through crisis in Syria

Members of the Syrian American community in Portland are grieving the loss of loved ones following attacks in southern Syria.
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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 ...

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.
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Israel Comes to the Defense of Syria’s Druze as Fears Mount Over a Dangerous Escalation

Israel can’t intervene in every conflict around the world. But this felt different — it was a moral and familial obligation,’ ...

Why Israel bombed the Syrian military — and what it means for the Druze minority

The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday attacked the entrance to the Syrian regime’s military headquarters in the Damascus ...