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

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria's predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as the Islamist-led government st...

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

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Syria Declares Cease-Fire After a Week of Upheaval

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Bedouins tell BBC they could return to fighting Druze in Syria

Hundreds of Bedouin fighters, many firing guns into the air, crowded the road.

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

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Israel’s message in defending the Druze goes beyond borders, wanting to correct history

While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s own Druze—a gesture shaped as much by kinship as by security. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria over the past decade,

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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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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.