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Druze, Syria and ceasefire

Lebanese Druze leader urges ceasefire, investigation committee in Syria’s Suwayda

Walid Jumblatt’s statements came during extraordinary meeting by General Assembly of Druze Sectarian Council at sect’s headquarters in Beirut - Anadolu Ajansı

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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce a new ceasefire

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Syria's Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says

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Bloodshed in Syria's Sweida Left at Least 321 People Dead, Human Rights Group Says

Bloodshed in Sweida left at least 321 people dead, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said on Friday, in a new toll.

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Syrian presidency announces ceasefire after deadly sectarian clashes in south

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Syrian Druze writer calls what’s happening in southern Syria ‘chaos killings’

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Syria's Druze Find Bodies in the Streets While Searching for Loved Ones After Days of Clashes

At least 600 people — combatants and civilians on both sides — were killed in four days of clashes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor.

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

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

Israel Comes to Defense of Syria’s Druze

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

Violence in southern Syria has put a spotlight on a small but influential minority, the Druze.

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Israel Comes to the Defense of Syria’s Druze as Fears Mount Over a Dangerous Escalation

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

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Israel and Syria agree ceasefire as Israel allows Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the U.S. envoy to Turkey said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has killed over 300 people.

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Deadly violence in Syria could reshape domestic and regional alliances

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

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Israel Agrees to Allow Syrian Troops Limited Access to Sweida

Israel has vowed to shield the area's Druze community from attack, encouraged by calls from Israel's own Druze minority.

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Israeli Attacks Threaten ‘Chaos’ in Syria, Syrian President Says

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Israel-Syria Live: Powerful Israeli airstrikes shake Damascus

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INTERVIEW - Druze spiritual leader in Lebanon urges Arab, Turkish mediation to end fighting in Syria’s Suwayda

Israel is the primary beneficiary of what’s happening in Suwayda. It is using the security vacuum to incite divisions and push some communities toward seeking protection,’ Sheikh Sami Abil-Mona tells

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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 offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. Most of the other Druze live in Lebanon and Israel,

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Lebanon's Druze spiritual leader rejects Israeli interference in Syria

The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Lebanon, Sheikh Sami Abi al-Muna, said at a gathering of Druze officials in Beirut that sectarian clashes in Syria “give an excuse for Israeli intervention and for blowing up the situation in the region.

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

DAMASCUS, Syria — Renewed clashes broke out overnight between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans in southern Syria, and government forces were preparing to deploy again to the area Friday after pulling out under a ceasefire agreement that halted several days of violence earlier this week, officials said.

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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes

Ahmed al-Sharaa spoke after Israel said it would destroy government forces it accused of attacking Druze in Syria.

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Sharaa's pullout from Syria Druze heartland exposes shaky leadership

Under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure, Ahmed al-Sharaa pulled troops from Syria's Druze heartland -- a move that exposes the interim leader's weakness just as he sought to assert control.Since seizing office in December after ousting longtime autocrat Bashar al-Assad,

Israeli PM Netanyahu Confirms Strikes In Syria, Warns Damascus Over Druze Attacks; US Brokers Fragile Ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed recent airstrikes on Syrian territory, targeting the Ministry of Defence due to violations in a demilitarised zone and attacks on the Druze community.

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Evening Brief: Syria, Druze Leaders Announce Ceasefire; Stampede at Gaza Aid Site Leaves 20 Dead; Trump Hosts Gulf Leaders at the White House

Syria eyes calm, Gaza aid site turns deadly, Trump hosts Gulf leaders—here’s your SOFREP Evening Brief for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.