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Israel bombs Syria's Druze city of Suwayda

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

Syria’s military entered a stronghold for the Druze community in the country’s south on Tuesday, the government said, reigniting fears of attacks against minorities and triggering renewed Israeli strikes on the forces dispatched by Damascus.

i24NEWS · 6m

General strike declared to press Israel to stop killing of Druze in Syria

Israel will not abandon the Druze in Syria and will enforce the demilitarization policy we have decided on,' Israel Katz said • Despite this, the head of the Druze community said Israel must do more

Reuters on MSN · 11h

Israel strikes Syrian city, vows to protect Druze from government forces

Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in southwestern Syria for a second day on Tuesday, vowing to keep the area demilitarized and to protect the Druze minority as deadly clashes continued in the region at the Israeli frontier.

Syria, Sectarian

Associated Press · 1d

Clashes in Syria leave many dead and more injured, says Interior Ministry

Syria's Interior Ministry said Monday more than 30 people have died and nearly 100 others have been injured in fighting in the country's Sweida province.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Here's What Triggered the Latest Deadly Sectarian Clashes in Syria, and Why It Matters

Clashes in Syria between Bedouin tribes, government forces, and the Druze minority have left dozens dead, raising fears of escalating violence

LA Times on MSN · 11h

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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Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as a ceasefire collapses

Clashes raged in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Wednesday after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed ...

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What Is Happening In Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida?

The Syrian government deployed its forces in the Druze-majority city of Sweida, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to ...

The American Spectator6h

Syrian Bedouin and Druze Feuds Escalate to Regional Conflict

Washington and Jerusalem have kept a watchful eye on Damascus ever since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime by Sunni Muslim rebels in December. Of greatest concern has been the level of ...

Israel National News26m

Katz: 'We'll continue to attack Syrian forces until they withdraw'

Defense Minister Israel Katz called on the Syrian regime to withdraw its forces from the Sweida area and stop its operations ...

Agence France-Presse on MSN14h

Syrian Druze say govt mission of peace devolved into rampage

The mainly Druze residents of the Syrian city of Sweida had hoped the arrival of government forces on Tuesday would spell an ...

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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 ...

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