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Druze, Syria and Israel

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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Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze

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

Syria, Israel and Sweida

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

Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the U.S. envoy to Turkey said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has killed over 300 people.

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Exclusive-Syria Believed It Had Green Light From US, Israel to Deploy Troops to Sweida

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Syria Misjudged Israeli Response Amid Miscommunication Over Sweida Deployment

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Syrian Forces Prepare to Redeploy to Sweida City Despite Israeli Warnings

Syrian security forces are preparing to redeploy to the Druze-majority Sweida city to quell fighting with Bedouin tribes, a Syrian interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday, further straining a fr...

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Syrian government urges respect for shaky truce in Druze region

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Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

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Israel agrees to allow Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

The Syrian Network for Human Rights monitoring group said it had documented 254 dead in four days of fighting, among them medical personnel, women and children.

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Syria forces deploy in Druze heartland after US brokers deal with Israel

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Syrian government denies its forces preparing to redeploy to Sweida city

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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and .

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'Syrian Jihadist groups' targeting Druze today will target Israel tomorrow, Katz tells Ted Cruz

Defense Minister Israel Katz said southern Syria would remain a demilitarized zone despite Israel allegedly allowing Syrian forces a limited presence in Sweida. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz told US Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday that he “did not trust”Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa,

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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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Syrian government urges parties to respect truce in Druze region

Syria's Islamist-led government said its security forces were deploying in the predominantly Druze southern city of Sweida on Saturday and urged all parties to respect a ceasefire after days of factional bloodshed that has left hundreds dead.

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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. Many then met relatives they had never seen before.

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

Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in southern Syria, saying it was acting to protect the Druze minority.

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Pro-Israel congressman accuses Tel Aviv of ‘mocking’ Trump with ‘suicidal’ strikes in Syria

Republican congressman and Israel caucus co-chair Joe Wilson rebukes Israeli military strikes on Syria, calling them insulting to Trump's recent diplomatic efforts in the region.

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Understanding the enigmatic Druze community at the heart of Syrian unrest

The White House is attributing the outbreak of violence in the Middle East between the Syrian government and Israel to a "misunderstanding" over ethnic grudges.