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Druze, Syria and Bedouin

Los Angeles Times · 36m

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.

Associated Press News on MSN · 7h

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

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.

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

Syrian government forces had largely pulled out of the Druze-majority southern province of Sweida after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze religious minority that threatened to unravel the country’s fragile post-war transition.

Druze, Syria and Israel

Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?

STORY: Violence in southern Syria has put a spotlight on a small but influential minority, the Druze.:: Who are the Druze?The Druze are Arabs who follow a religion derived from a branch of Islam.They maintain a degree of secrecy about the practice of their faith that emerged in the 11th century.

CNN on MSN · 34m

Who are the Druze and why did Israel bomb Syria to protect them?

Israel has been carrying out strikes on Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December. This week saw a major escalation, when Israel said it attacked Syria to protect the Druze, an Arab minority at the center of clashes with government loyalists.

News Nation on MSN · 1d

Who are the Druze? Violence in Syria, Israeli intervention explained

The Druze, an ethnoreligious minority in the Levant region, began as a 10th-century offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. The religion is roughly 1 million strong, and more than half of that population is estimated to live in Syria, typically in the south, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

AFP on MSN39m

Syrian Druze cross demarcation line into Israeli-annexed Golan Heights

Syrian Druze cross the demarcation line into the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, near Majdal Shams. "It's an indescribable ...

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

One elderly man had been shot in the head in his living room. Another in his bedroom. The body of a woman lay in the street.

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Hundreds of Druze community members gather at Golan Heights border amid clashes in Syria

Hundreds of members of the Druze community in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and villages in northern Israel gathered ...

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

Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern ...

Manila Standard4h

Druze violence leaves 600 dead

Syrian troops on Thursday pulled out of the Druze heartland of Sweida on the orders of the Islamist-led government, following ...

Asian News International on MSN2d

Israeli Druze breach Syria border at Golan heights; IDF strikes hard to shield them from govt forces

Israeli Druze breached the Israel-Syria border fence in the Golan Heights and walked towards Syria on July 16after local ...

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Here's what triggered the latest deadly sectarian clashes in Syria, and why it matters

Clashes in Syria between Bedouin tribes, government forces, and the Druze minority have left dozens dead, raising fears of ...

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