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Israel Comes to Defense of Syria’s Druze

Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb Syria to protect them?

Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?

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Syria must protect Druze or be shunned by the world, says Israel

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In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting

Syria’s armed Bedouin clans announced Sunday they had withdrawn from the Druze-majority city of Sweida following weeklong clashes and a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, as humanitarian aid convoys started to...

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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

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Exclusive: Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

More than 900 people are reported to have been killed in the violence.

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed over 1,100: monitor

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Israel’s message in defending the Druze goes beyond borders, wanting to correct history

While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s own Druze—a gesture shaped as much by kinship as by security. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria over the past decade,

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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 week in fighting between Syrian government forces and .

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Spiritual leader of Druze in Israel urges Trump to protect Suwayda community

Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif warns of ‘genocide’ in Syria’s south, says US silence could fuel more attacks on minorities - Anadolu Ajansı

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".

Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

Syria’s armed Bedouin clans' withdrawal from the Druze-majority city of Sweida brought a cautious calm to the area, with humanitarian convoys on their way.

'Syrian Jihadist groups' targeting Druze today will target Israel tomorrow, Katz tells Ted Cruz

Defense Minister Israel Katz said southern Syria would remain a demilitarized zone despite Israel allegedly allowing Syrian forces a limited presence in Sweida. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz told US Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday that he “did not trust”Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa,

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Behind the quiet: Israel eyes Druze unrest, renews Syria deterrence

At the same time, a group of Israeli Druze who have served in the military and work in various security agencies released a statement announcing that 2,000 of them are ready to enter Syria to support the Druze community in Sweida.

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The Druze are a religious sect. Here's a look at their beliefs and history

The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam.