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Druze, Syria and Israel

Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel

Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, Islamist-led government in Damascus and Syria’s hostile neighbor,

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 3d

Druze seek a place in a changing Syria, navigating pressures from the government and Israel

Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, Islamist-led government in Damascus and Syria’s hostile neighbor, Israel, which has used the plight of the Druze as a pretext to intervene in the country.

Naharnet on MSN · 3d

Between govt and Israel, Syria's Druze seek place in changing nation

Syria's Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive among the country's powerhouses. They are now trying again to navigate a new, uncertain Syria since the fall of longtime autocrat Bashar Assad.

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Canada Eases Sanctions On Syria Amid Political Transition

The Canadian government on Wednesday announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria during what it called a period of transition.

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In Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces reach agreement with new government

In Syria, there's been a major development as U.S.-backed Kurdish forces who have controlled part of the country for more than a decade have agreed to be incorporated into the Syrian state.

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Hundreds reported killed in Syria clashes in worst violence since ouster of Assad regime

In the worst outbreak of unrest since Syria’s transitional government took power, hundreds of people have been killed or ...

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Syria's interim president signs deal with Kurdish-led SDF to merge forces

The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls much of Syria's oil-rich northeast, signed a deal ...

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The last good days in Syria before a new nightmare began

When I interviewed Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Damascus on Feb. 27, neither one of us knew ...

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