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Israel Comes to Defense of Syria’s Druze

Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb 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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Syria’s continuing turmoil: al-Sharaa, Druze and Israel

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Syria must protect Druze or be shunned by the world, says Israel

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Syrian Government Evacuates Bedouin Families After Deadly Clashes

As part of a cease-fire agreement to return calm to the southern Syrian province of Sweida, the Syrian government said it was evacuating hundreds of Bedouin tribal families from the area on Monday af...

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Bedouin civilians evacuate Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds

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In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting

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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitoring group, said clashes since last week around Sweida had killed at least 940 people.

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida

Syria Withdraws Bedouin Fighters From Druze-Majority City

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US citizen among eight Druze family members executed during Syria’s sectarian violence

An American citizen from Oklahoma was among eight men, all family members, rounded up and killed during the sectarian violence that flared in Syria last week.

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Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after fighting

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Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria

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Ceasefire in southern Syria appears to be holding as US demands Damascus end violence

The Syrian government says clashes in the southern city of Suwayda have stopped after a week of violence left hundreds of people dead, drawing Israeli intervention and US condemnation.

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Syrian presidency announces ceasefire

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Fragile Syria ceasefire struggles to hold

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Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed over 1,100: monitor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that since around midnight (2100 GMT Saturday), "Sweida has been experiencing a cautious calm", adding government security forces had blocked roads leadin...

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Syrian govt says fighting in Sweida halted after tribal forces pull out

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Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Sweida after week of clashes

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News Analysis: Syria’s sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and a wary peace: What to know

Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened, bombing Damascus.

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US envoy doubles down on support for Syria’s government and criticizes Israel’s intervention

BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. envoy doubled down on Washington’s support for Syria’s new government, saying Monday there is “no Plan B” to working with it to unite the country still reeling from years of civil war and wracked by new sectarian violence.

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Druze American community in Portland mourns through crisis in Syria

Members of the Syrian American community in Portland are grieving the loss of loved ones following attacks in southern Syria.

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Israel and Syria agree ceasefire as Israel allows Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

Syria's Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions. Earlier on Friday, an Israeli official said Israel agreed to allow Syrian forces limited access to the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days.

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Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

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Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.

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Israel’s Red Lines in Syria Are Drawing It Deeper Into Conflict

Israel’s demand for a demilitarized zone in southern Syria and its promise to protect the Druze minority are putting it in deepening conflict with the new regime in Damascus.

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IDF says dozens of Druze from Israel still remain in Syria after rushing border

Army says there were no further crossings overnight, is working to patch up holes in fence; Kurdish official urges Sharaa to rethink approach to minorities