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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

FDD's Long War Journal · 13h

Clashes intensify between Arab Bedouin tribes and Druze militias in Suwayda, Syria

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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?

Druze, Syria and Israel

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

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

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

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 ou...

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Almost 600 killed in south Syria violence, monitoring group says

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Israel Targets Government Buildings in Syria’s Capital

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Syria steps back from 'open war' in face of intense Israeli strikes after sectarian violence

“We are very worried about the violence in southern Syria," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday, calling it a "direct threat to efforts to help build a peaceful and stable Syria."

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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

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Syrian forces leave Sweida under ceasefire agreement with Druze militias

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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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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,

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Syrian Druze Dilemma: Tensions Rise Amid International Interventions

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of undermining Syrian unity and promised to protect the Druze minority amidst escalating conflicts involving government forces, Druze fighters, and Bedouin tribes.

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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. Many then met relatives never seen before.