The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're ...

Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri has taken center stage in Suwayda since Assad fell last year, as the top figure ...

In a challenge to Syria's new government, an influential religious minority rejects calls to integrate its militias.

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SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to Sweida winds through outcrops of black volcanic rock, past rainfed vineyards and olive groves and up to the Mountain of the Druze — a natural fortress ...

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Sweida, SANA-Dr. Mustafa al-Bakour, Governor of Sweida, accompanied by a delegation including directors of official ...

Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now gather to bear the same ...

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They arrived to safety late at night on March 10 and were greeted by the Druze militia fighters at border checkpoints. (Emily Garthwaite for NPR) SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to Sweida winds ...