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Druze, Syria and Bedouin

Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drew in an array of local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s year...

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Clashes intensify between Arab Bedouin tribes and Druze militias in Suwayda, Syria

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Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after clashes

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Syria's Druze Find Bodies in the Streets While Searching for Loved Ones After Days of Clashes

A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida.

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Syrian Druze writer calls what’s happening in southern Syria ‘chaos killings’

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Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes

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Bloodshed in Syria's Sweida Left at Least 321 People Dead, Human Rights Group Says

A Syrian minister said that the government has recovered 87 bodies, but he did not indicate if it was the entire toll from recent violence between Bedouin tribes and the Druze minority in and around ...

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

Syria president vows to protect Druze

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel claiming to protect them by attacking Syria?

The local Druze in Suwayda, who make up 90 per cent of the region's population, largely expelled the ousted former president Bashar al-Assad's regime and its agents in 2012.

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US does not support Israel's Syria strikes, Sharaa vows to protect Druze

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Syria president vows to protect Druze after deadly sectarian violence

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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes

Syria's interim president has said it is his "priority" to protect the country's Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minor...

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Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves over 500 dead

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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

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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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Syrian forces leave Sweida under ceasefire agreement with Druze militias

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Syrian forces leave Sweida after ceasefire with Druze militias goes into effect

The Druze are a religious sect. Here’s a look at their beliefs and history

The Druze, a religious sect with roots in Ismailism, have faced violence in Syria. Their practices are secretive, with no conversions or intermarriage allowed.

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New clashes rock Syria's Druze heartland

Armed tribes supported by Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the

Explainer-Who Are the Druze and Why Does Israel Say It Is Hitting Syria for Their Sake?

Syria's Druze are concentrated in the southwest in the Sweida region bordering Jordan and in areas of Quneitra province, near the occupied Golan. They also reside in the Damascus

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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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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 never seen before.