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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, ...
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The Coming Clash Over Syria
In December, a consortium of rebel factions led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham unexpectedly toppled the dictator Bashar al ...
Deadly clashes in Syria's Druze areas raise fears of widening unrest
The sectarian violence involving Islamist factions, security forces and Druze gunmen is another sign of the fragile security ...
Deadly Attacks on Syria’s Small Druze Community Are Part of a Bigger Fight
The clashes come as Syria’s new rulers are trying to establish their authority, and contending with well-armed militias and ...
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Macron to host Syrian leader's first European visit
French President Emmanuel Macron will welcome Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to Paris on Wednesday for his first visit to ...
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Middle East Eye1hOpinion
Israel's aggression in Syria advances a century-long plan to co-opt the Druze
Assad Syria, Zionist leaders have targeted Druze communities to fragment Arab society and entrench a settler-colonial order ...
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Clashes Erupt between Local Factions, Armed Tribal Groups in Syria’s Suwayda
Intense clashes erupted in southern Syria between local factions in Suwayda province and armed tribal groups from the ...
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Who are the Middle East's Druze religious community?
The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread mainly across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, ...