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Druze, Syria and Israel

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

Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political t...

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?

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

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

Clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to pu...

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Crisis Spirals in Syria With Israeli Strikes on Damascus

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Israel strikes Syria's capital Damascus

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Israel Strikes Syrian Capital, Sending Warning to Government

Israel warned Syria’s leaders on Wednesday that it was closely monitoring the government’s actions in Sweida, a southern province dominated by the Druse minority.

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EU 'very concerned' by Israeli attacks on Damascus

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Israeli airstrike hits Syrian Defense Ministry in rare Damascus attack amid Sweida unrest

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Sectarian violence erupts again in Syria, leaving at least 160 dead

Sectarian violence erupted again in southern Syria as local Sunni Bedouin tribes fought armed factions for the Druze religious community. The Syrian government dispatched troops to restore order, and Israel launched airstrikes to protect the Druze.

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Photos in southern Syria after soldiers move in to quell sectarian violence

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Syria announces ceasefire after latest outbreak of deadly sectarian violence

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Smoke rising in Sweida after days of sectarian violence in Syria

Loud gunfire and smoke were seen and heard over Sweida in southern Syria on Tuesday, after the defence minister announced a ceasefire following the entry of government forces into a key city in the pr...

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Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as a ceasefire collapses

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

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Syria announces shaky ceasefire after over 160 killed in sectarian violence that drew in Israel

The ceasefire, however, looks to be either shaky or nonexistent in practice, with continued reports of heavy clashes.

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Deadly clashes threaten Syria’s fragile peace

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 19h

Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian clashes, but more fighting and abuse alleged

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Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after US request

DAMASCUS: Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida on Wednesday (Jul 16), following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a United States call for

Syria's Druze Reach New Ceasefire Deal With Government in Sweida, Religious Leader Says

(Reuters) -Syria's Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect, Druze religious leader Sheikh Yousef Jarbou said in a video broadcast by state media on Wednesday.

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

Israeli military responds to protect Syrian Druze from Islamist militants as local Druze citizens cross the border to aid their brethren, prompting concerns from Israeli officials.

Netanyahu: 'My Druze brothers, do not cross the border into Syria, let the IDF do its job'

Israeli officials react to the ongoing violence in Syria's Sweida between regime forces and the local Druze community. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Israeli Druze citizens not to cross the border amid ongoing clashes in Sweida in southern Syria on Wednesday afternoon.

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Katz: IDF to raise level of attacks on Syrian regime if it doesn't leave Druze city

As of Wednesday morning, clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed just hours after a ceasefire was announced.

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As-Suwayda Bleeds Again: Field Executions and Bloody Clashes Between Druze and Bedouins Under International Watch

AS-SUWAYDA] The southern Syrian province of As-Suwayda has once again surged to the forefront of the national crisis, this time with reports of field massacres and tribal clashes between Druze and Bedouins.