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Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets

The Washington Post · 2h

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 on MSN · 7h

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

BEIRUT (Reuters) -One elderly man had been shot in the head in his living room. Another in his bedroom. The body of a woman lay in the street. After days of bloodshed in Syria's Druze city of Sweida,

Associated Press · 11h

Syrian forces leave Sweida under ceasefire agreement with Druze militias

Syrian government forces largely pulled out of the southern province of Sweida on Thursday after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority that threatened to unravel the country's post-war transition and brought in more Israeli airstrikes in defense of the Druze.

Druze, Syria and Israel

The Washington Post on MSN · 6h

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 country’s south, amid clashes in the area.

BBC on MSN · 7h

Syrian media report Israeli strike near violence-hit Druze city

Syrian state-run media say Israel carried out an air strike near Syria's southern Druze-majority city of Suweida late on Thursday. The Sana news agency is reporting that "Israeli occupation aircraft carried out a raid on the outskirts" of the city, without giving any further details. Israel's military has not commented on the issue.

U.S. News & World Report · 16h

Explainer-Who Are the Druze and Why Does Israel Say It Is Hitting Syria for Their Sake?

While some Druze leaders have urged accommodation with Damascus, others have come out strongly against Sharaa, notably Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajari, who urged resistance to government forces and appealed to world leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during this week's violence.

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Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensive

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on ...

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the situation as "complicated" but said it looked like a "misunderstanding".

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Syria’s interim president says Israel will not divide his country, vows to protect the Druze

Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has called the Druze an "integral part" of the country and denounced Israeli ...

12h

Druze elder humiliated in viral video found alive, granddaughter says

Claims circulated that he was dead after a video appeared online of men in military attire taunting the 80-year-old. Read ...

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Israel, Julani and the history of the Druze… But what does Russia have to do with it?

Why did Israel stand up for the Druze in Syria? Russia benefits from Israeli intervention, because there are no former ...

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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 ...

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