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Druze near Damascus resist demand to turn in arms as tensions boil
Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their light weapons, ...
Syria's Druze sect: caught in the middle of Israeli tensions
Israel has used attacks on religious minority by forces loyal to Syria's new government to justify strikes across the border ...
As Syria’s Druze minority reels from violence, Israel pursues an opening
Attacks on the Druze by Islamist gunmen backing the new Syrian government have pushed some in the community to welcome ...
Al Jazeera on MSN3d
Syria’s Druze divided as sectarian tensions linger after violence
The Druze community in the Middle East is split between Lebanon, Syria, Israel, and a small community in Jordan. They have played an influential role across these countries – in Syria, one of the ...
Al-Monitor on MSN3d
Behind Israel's support for the Druze lies goal to weaken Syria
Israel's stated commitment to defending the Syrian Druze is, by the admission of some of its leaders, consistent with a ...
The Irish Times4d
Syrian Druze are walking a ‘tightrope’ between Damascus and Israel
On a hilltop overlooking the Sea of Galilee in Kfar Hittim, a steady flow of Druze pilgrims queue to pray at the shrine to their most revered prophet, Shuaib. For the first time in more than 75 ...