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Israel Comes to Defense of Syria’s Druze

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 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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Syria must protect Druze or be shunned by the world, says Israel

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Turmoil gives Druze divided between Syria and Israel rare moment of contact

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Syrian Government Evacuates Bedouin Families After Deadly Clashes

As part of a cease-fire agreement to return calm to the southern Syrian province of Sweida, the Syrian government said it was evacuating hundreds of Bedouin tribal families from the area on Monday af...

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In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting

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Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida

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Syria struggles to quell deadly Bedouin-Druze clashes in south

More than 900 people are reported to have been killed in the violence.

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Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence

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Calm returns to south Syria after violence that killed over 1,100: monitor

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US envoy doubles down on support for Syria’s government and criticizes Israel’s intervention

BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. envoy doubled down on Washington’s support for Syria’s new government, saying Monday there is “no Plan B” to working with it to unite the country still reeling from years of civil war and wracked by new sectarian violence.

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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and .

Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore

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US envoy criticizes Israeli intervention in Syria

Israel’s intervention “creates another very confusing chapter” and “came at a very bad time,” said U.S. special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack

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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.

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Israel’s Red Lines in Syria Are Drawing It Deeper Into Conflict

Israel’s demand for a demilitarized zone in southern Syria and its promise to protect the Druze minority are putting it in deepening conflict with the new regime in Damascus.

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IDF says dozens of Druze from Israel still remain in Syria after rushing border

Army says there were no further crossings overnight, is working to patch up holes in fence; Kurdish official urges Sharaa to rethink approach to minorities

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How Long Can Syria's Sweida Ceasefire Hold? Israel on High Alert Amid Border Tensions

Israeli forces are on maximum alert along the Syria border as violence in Syria’s Sweida region threatens to spiral out of control. Despite a recently declared ceasefire, deadly clashes have continued between Druze militias,