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Israel, Druze in Syria and Damascus

Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing 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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Israel strikes Damascus hard in support of the Druze

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Israel bombs Damascus military HQ as sectarian strife rages in Syria

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Israel bombs Syrian forces entering Druze city after sectarian clashes

Israel says it has bombed Syrian government forces around Suweida, as they entered the predominantly Druze city following two days of deadly sectarian clashes.

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

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Israel targets Syrian military in renewed cross-border strikes

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Syria Announces Ceasefire After Latest Outbreak of Deadly Sectarian Violence

The latest sectarian violence to emerge under Syria's new leaders began with tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between members of local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions in the southern...

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Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian violence

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What to Know About the Fighting in Southern Syria

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria and demanded they withdraw.

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

Israel said it "struck the entrance of the Syrian regime's military headquarters" and warns of more "painful blows".

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Israel strikes Syrian Defense Ministry as clashes between government and Druze minority rage on

The Israeli military has launched a rare airstrike in the heart of Damascus hitting a Syrian Defense Ministry building, as clashes in the southern Syrian city of Sweida continues to flare.

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Israel Bombs Damascus, Warns Syria of ‘Painful Blows’ as Footage Shows Hit on Defense Ministry

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Damascus headquarters served as a command center for deploying regime forces to Suwayda, a southern Syrian region gripped by days of deadly clashes between government troops, Druze militias, and Bedouin groups.

Israel strikes Syria's military HQ in Damascus and area around presidential palace

Israel says it's trying to protect the Druze community in south-west Syria, where there have been deadly sectarian clashes.

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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Syrian Druze leader urges local fighters to confront incoming government troops

A leading Druze spiritual leader accused the Syrian leadership in Damascus of bombarding the southern city of Sweida despite having reached an agreement to quell violence, and he called on fighters to confront Syrian troops entering the city.

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Syria condemns ‘flagrant assault’ after Israel strikes military HQ in Damascus

Israel says it's trying to protect the Druze community in south-west Syria, where there have been deadly sectarian clashes.