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Netanyahu tells IDF to 'defend Druze village in Syria from terrorists'

The IDF will either attack the Syrian forces if there is a problem, or if it is just a threat to keep distance from Israel, the 'Post' learned.

  Tareq Al-Shoufi announcing “The Suweyda Military Council.” February 25, 2025.

The Druze of Syria: lessons from past and hopes for the future

For the Druze, these may be historical days leading to self-rule, self-defense, or perhaps even self-determination in some form or the other.

27/02/2025
  Tareq Al-Shoufi announcing “The Suweyda Military Council.” February 25, 2025.

New Druze military organization announced in Suwayda

‘The organization should not be viewed in isolation from federalist tendencies and Netanyahu’s pro-Druze remarks,’ says Syria and Lebanon expert, Dr. Moran Levanoni

25/02/2025

Druze community in Syria caught between regime, and a hard place

The Druze thus find themselves in a complex position, with various agendas tugging at them.

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with the Iraqi intel chief in Damascus, December 26

Middle East leaders flock to Damascus, discuss future with Syria's al-Julani

Julani’s new government is now eyeing the consolidation of international legitimacy as the new Syria.

26/12/2024

Syria's de facto ruler reassures minorities, meets Lebanese Druze leader

Sharaa said no sects would be excluded in Syria in what he described as "a new era far removed from sectarianism."

By REUTERS
22/12/2024

Syrian Shi'ites and other minorities flee to Lebanon, fearing Islamist rule

At the border with Lebanon, where thousands of people were trying to leave Syria on Thursday, a dozen Shi'ite Muslims interviewed by Reuters described threats made against them.

By REUTERS
13/12/2024

Syrian Druze call to be annexed to Israel: 'What's our fate, brothers?'

A convention of dignitaries from the Druze village of Hader in the Syrian Golan called to join the Israeli Golan.

13/12/2024

Second front opens in southern Syria, as Druze militias rise up

The IDF announced that it was reinforcing the Golan Heights with additional troops, saying it would "not tolerate threats near the Israeli border."

Lebanese Druze 'Appalled and heartbroken by Hezbollah’s Majdal Shams massacre'

Two Druze activists from Lebanon extend their condolences, describe persecution and brainwashing attempts by Hezbollah

29/07/2024
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