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

Scores of people have been killed in Syria's southern governorate of Suwayda after clashes began between local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions. A ceasefire agreement was announced Wednesday after neighbouring Israel launched strikes on Syrian military forces,

The Indian Express · 21h

‘To protect the Druze’: Why Israel bombed Syria

Israel hit Damascus with powerful airstrikes on Wednesday, ostensibly to “protect” Syria’s Druze minority which has borne the brunt of ongoing sectarian clashes in the country.

The Washington Post on MSN · 23h

Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze

Israeli leaders said they launched attacks on Syria this week to protect members of the Druze religious group in the country’s south, amid clashes in the area.

Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets

Associated Press News · 16h

Syria’s Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes

Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern province that left bloodied bodies of civilians on the streets and homes looted.

BBC · 10h

'There were bodies everywhere': Druze residents describe 'bloodbath' in Syrian city Suweida

One woman tells the BBC she cowered in her home waiting for gunmen to enter and "decide whether we should live or die".

Los Angeles Times · 6h

Druze-Bedouin clashes flare up again after government forces pull out of southern Syria

Tens of thousands of people remained displaced by the violence and the United Nations has been unable to bring in much-needed humanitarian and medical aid because of ongoing clashes.

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

The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an ...

The Economist2d

Why did Israel strike Damascus?

P LUMES OF SMOKE rose over Damascus on July 16th as Israeli warplanes struck Syria’s capital. Targeting the presidential ...

1don MSN

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 ...

Netanyahu confirms ceasefire, Syrian withdrawal from Sweida due to 'forceful action'

"I instructed the IDF to act with force because the Damascus regime sent its army south of the capital and massacred the Druze," Netanyahu said. Israel has achieved aceasefire in Syria through ...

i24NEWS1d

Israel submits maps for withdrawal during ceasefire, gives up on Morag Corridor | LIVE BLOG

Day 650 of the Israel-Hamas war: Israel has reportedly given up on the Morag Corridor in the southern Gaza Strip as part of a withdrawal in a potential ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas.

The Times of Israel3d

IDF strikes Syrian forces moving in on Druze city at center of deadly clashes

PM says strikes in line with demilitarization policy, pledge to protect Druze; Damascus says truce reached with factions ...

Daily Express US on MSN3d

Netanyahu bombs Syrian troops after tribal bloodbath leaves 100 dead in Druze city

Israel claimed that they bombed Syrian government forces around the predominantly Druze city of Suweida after the two days of ...

Al Jazeera on MSN3d

Syria announces ceasefire in Druze city of Suwayda after deadly clashes

The Syrian Ministry of Defence has announced a ceasefire in the Druze-majority city of Suwayda, saying an agreement has been ...

The Times of Israel2d

Border chaos as 1,000 Druze breach frontier into Syria; heavy IDF strikes hit Damascus

IDF attempts to stop Syrian Druze from entering Israel; death toll in Syrian regime attacks on Sweida nears 250; IDF airstrikes hit Syrian general staff HQ, near presidential palace, army convoys ...

Daily Express US on MSN1d

Inside Hell on Earth city as 12 haunting photos capture warfare between two tribes

After government loyalists and Druze militia clashed in the southern city of Suweida, Syrian government forces intervened.

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