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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 ...
Who are the Druze and who are they fighting in Syria?
The Druze religious sect is an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. About half of the roughly one million Druze ...
‘They executed him then called his wife to brag’: Inside the Druze city ravaged by militias
Dr Talat Amer, a surgeon at Sweida National Hospital in southern Syria, worked tirelessly for three days as bombs fell and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Syrian forces struggle to implement ceasefire in Druze region
Syria's Islamist-led government struggled to implement a ceasefire in the predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, ...
Innocent people ‘raped and slaughtered’ in Druze clash
Tom Barrack, who is the US ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria and is aiding ceasefire talks, said the deal had ...
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 ...
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.
Syrian government urges respect for shaky truce in Druze region
Syria's Islamist-led government said its security forces were deploying in the predominantly Druze southern city of Sweida on ...