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Syria's Druze Reeling

Dead relatives and looted homes: Syria’s Druze reel as dust settles from bloodshed

I can't keep up with the calls coming in about the dead,' says one Sweida resident; Druze of south Syria say bodies 'littered the streets' as they return home amid tense ceasefire

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

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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 Syrian Druze woman living in the United Arab Emirates frantically tried to keep in touch with her family in her hometown in southern Syria as clashes raged there over the past days.

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

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

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

In Israel, Druze reside primarily in the north and the occupied Golan.

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?

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Syrian forces who fought Druze militias leave Sweida province under a ceasefire

The conflict had drawn airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze before a truce halted most of the fighting.

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Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Who are the Druze and why is Israel protecting them?

ToI's diplomatic reporter delves into the secretive religion and why, in championing the underdog minority, Israel may be playing the long game in the region

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Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensive

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday after U.S. intervention to help achieve a truce in fighting between government forces and Druze fighters.

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Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves over 500 dead

Syrian troops pulled out of the Druze heartland province of Sweida on orders from the Islamist-led government, following days of deadly clashes that killed more than 500 people, according to

Sweida bleeds: Nearly 600 killed as Syrian troops withdraw amid Israeli airstrikes and US mediation

Nearly 600 killed in sectarian clashes in Syria’s Sweida as troops withdraw under pressure, Israeli strikes and US-led mediation avert wider escalation.

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Israel strikes Damascus hard in support of the Druze

Israel carried out heavy airstrikes in the heart of Damascus om Wednesday, hitting Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters and an area near the presidential palace.