Druze, Syria and Damascus

Druze militiamen in Syria's south clash with new Damascus Islamist-led regime
By bnm Gulf bureau Violent clashes broke out in Jaramana, a suburb near Damascus, between Syria’s new Turkish-backed administration security forces and local Druze militias on March 2. The Druze in Syria are a small but influential religious minority.
IDF prepares to defend Druze suburb of Damascus against Syrian regime
Netanyahu and Katz instructed the Israeli military to prepare to defend the city of Jaramana, located about 1.8 miles southeast of Damascus, in the Rif Dimashq (“Damascus Suburb”) Governorate on the Ghouta plain. Jaramana has a mostly Druze and Christian population.
Israel's military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria's capital
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense ministry on Saturday said the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus, asserting that the minority it has vowed to protect was “under attack” by Syrian forces.
Israel bombs Syria, Netanyahu to dictate how Jolani can use military?
The Israeli Army has carried out military strikes on southern Syria, days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called to demilitarise the area. Two people were killed after bombing on a military unit close to the capital city of Damascus.
Israel's military prepares to defend Druze community near Damascus
Israel's defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria. It asserts that the minority it has vowed to pr
Netanyahu says Israel won't allow Syrian forces 'south of Damascus'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of Damascus” as his government made clear Israeli forces would stay in parts of southern Syria for an indefinite period.
Israel vows to defend Syria's Druze after clashes on edge of Damascus
Israel has vowed to defend Syria's Druze community after deadly clashes over the weekend in Damascus involving members of the sect and the country's Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) rulers, adding to tension between minorities and the new authorities,
Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze suburb of Damascus
Instruction comes as new Syrian government authorities clash with local Druze gunmen in Jaramana, just outside capital The post Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze suburb of Damascus appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to prepare to defend Druze village in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF on Saturday evening to prepare to defend a Druze village in Syria which is currently under attack by Syrian forces.
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‘We Did Not Ask for Protection’: Syrian Druze Reject Netanyahu’s Intervention
Protests erupted across southern Syria in response, with civilians condemning Netanyahu’s remarks as interference in Syrian ...
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Netanyahu, Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze locale ‘under attack by regime’
The post Netanyahu, Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze locale ‘under attack by regime’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Israel’s Netanyahu Demands Demilitarization of Southern Syria
Israel won’t allow forces of the new Syrian administration to enter territory south of Damascus, Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syrian forces ‘south of Damascus’
Benjamin Netanyahu says that neither the Syrian army nor the insurgents behind the ousting of ex-Syrian president Bashar ...
Netanyahu says Israel demands ‘complete demilitarization’ of southern Syria
In an address Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Syria’s new rulers should demilitarize the Quneitra, ...