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Syria, Israel and Druze

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing 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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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?
Syrian President Condemns Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus
Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze
Clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to pu...

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Israel strikes Damascus hard in support of the Druze
Israel bombs Syrian forces entering Druze city after sectarian clashes
Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect
The dayslong fighting threatened to unravel Syria’s postwar political transition and brought in further military intervention by its powerful neighbor Israel, which on Wednesday struck the Syrian Defe...

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support
Photos in southern Syria after soldiers move in to quell sectarian violence
After powerful Israeli strikes on Damascus, Syria withdraws troops from Suwayda city to avoid ‘open war’
Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group involved in deadly clashes with Syrian government forces.
Syria steps back from ‘open war’ in face of intense Israeli strikes after sectarian violence
Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel on Thursday of sowing discord with a wave of airstrikes following deadly clashes with the Druze community.
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Israel's decisive Syria strikes highlight need for intervention in preventing genocides
For many Jews, the images of Druze men having their mustaches forcibly shaved conjure up memories of the Holocaust.
Israel bombs Damascus military HQ as sectarian strife rages in Syria
Israeli warplanes pounded Syrian government buildings in Damascus, escalating its campaign against Syria’s new authorities amid heavy clashes between government forces and the country’s Druze minority.
Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire
Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country's postwar political transition and drawn military intervention by powerful neighbor Israel.
Can Israel trust Syria's leadership? The Druze crisis puts emerging tie to the test
While the Syrian Druze community might not stand with Israel, experts say that Jerusalem has an obligation to protect them against malevolent forces from within President Ahmed Al-Sharaa's camp.
Daily Express US on MSN2h
Israel strikes Syria as terrified news reader ducks for cover live on air
Israel launched a series of airstrikes in Syria, with one of the attacks sending a news reader ducking for cover live on air.
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IDF troops raid Assad regime sites in south Syria, find tons of weapons, says military
The post IDF troops raid Assad regime sites in south Syria, find tons of weapons, says military appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Here’s what triggered the latest deadly violence in Syria, and why it matters
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, said the clashes started after members of a Bedouin tribe in Sweida province set up a checkpoint where they attacked and robbed a Druze man, leading to tit-for-tat attacks and kidnappings between the tribes and Druze armed groups.
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