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In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy while fearing another
"They cried, they hugged, and then they went back to opposite sides of the fence, in enemy states," recalled a soldier who ...
Exclusive: Who are Syria's Druze and why are they under attack?
After violent clashes between Druze and Bedouin militias erupted in Syria’s southern Suwayda region last week – killing over ...
'For our brothers': Israel's Druze rush to donate blood to Syrian relatives after clashes in Sweida
Dozens of people lined up to donate their blood as soon as the donation center opened and 40 samples were collected in just ...
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Inside Syria: Druze leader tells C4 his community being targeted for extermination
The Druze spiritual leader Hikmat Al-Hijri has told Channel 4 News he fears his community is being targeted in a campaign of extermination. Speaking after violent clashes between Druze and Bedouin ...
Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire
The interior ministry said clashes in Sweida city had been halted and the area cleared of Bedouin tribal fighters following ...
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.
Middle East Eye2h
Islamic State may be responsible for atrocities against Druze, not Syrian forces, Barrack says
Barrack has repeatedly stressed that the US was not dictating Syria’s form of government. He has cast his diplomacy as a test case for Trump’s pledge in May to stop western “nation builders” and ...
Anadolu Agency9h
Roots of rivalry: History of Bedouin-Druze clashes in Syria’s Suwayda
Recent violence in Syria’s southern Suwayda province has brought renewed global attention to the Druze and Bedouin communities, who have a history of coexistence and conflict spanning centuries - Anad ...