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In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy, fear another

Hundreds of Druze residents pushed through the security fence separating the Israeli Golan Heights from Syria, rushing toward ...
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Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore

When the Syrian civil war erupted in March 2011, Syrian Druze were targeted at times by both the Assad regime, which ...

Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

Armed Bedouin clans have withdrawn from the Druze-majority Syrian city of Sweida after a week of deadly clashes. A U.S.

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.

Who are the Druze in Syria, and why are they clashing with government forces?

Clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze armed groups have escalated, drawing Israeli intervention and raising ...

Exclusive: Who are Syria's Druze and why are they under attack?

After deadly clashes in southern Syria, Euronews spoke exclusively to religious leaders and activists from the community ...

Netanyahu, Druze spiritual leader meet in Jerusalem amid Syria ceasefire

This meeting comes ahead of Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer's meeting with US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack and ...