Druze, Syria and Israel

Druze militiamen in Syria's south clash with new Damascus Islamist-led regime
By bnm Gulf bureau Violent clashes broke out in Jaramana, a suburb near Damascus, between Syria’s new Turkish-backed administration security forces and local Druze militias on March 2. The Druze in Syria are a small but influential religious minority.
Israel ‘Poised’ to Defend Syrian Druze Near Damascus
Israel’s defense minister says minority Druze in Jaramana a town south of Damascus, were under attack from the new Syrian regime and that he ordered Israeli forces to be poised to help protect them if necessary.
Are Syria’s Druze about to break away with Israel’s help?
By bnm Gulf bureau bnm Gulf bureau Fresh clashes south of Damascus between local Druze and government forces suggest the community may be laying groundwork for a semi-autonomous or fully independent non-Islamic statelet before Damascus manages to create a new government.
Israel vows to defend Syria's Druze after clashes on edge of Damascus
Israel has vowed to defend Syria's Druze community after deadly clashes over the weekend in Damascus involving members of the sect and the country's Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) rulers, adding to tension between minorities and the new authorities,
Israel tells army to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria's capital
Israel's defense ministry said the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus, asserting that the minority it has vowed to protect was "under attack" by Syrian forces.
Israeli-style special operation: in Syria, the Druze launched an open uprising
In Syria, the Druze raised an open uprising, the center of unrest was the southern suburb of Damascus — the city of Jaramana.
Israel’s military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria’s capital
Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of ...
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Trump Needs a Real Syria Policy
The president should decide whether to engage with the new leader in Damascus—and whether to withdraw U.S. troops from the ...
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Turkey, UK to discuss Syria’s economy, security amid political shifts
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz and British Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer are set to hold talks on ...
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How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades
(JTA) — Even as tensions between Israel and Syria ramped up in recent days, a small group of Syrian Jews recently celebrated ...
Russia gambles to keep military bases in post-Assad Syria
For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based ...
A Christian town in Syria keeps the biblical language of Aramaic alive. But it fears for its future
An ancient town in Syria is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used ...
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Syria’s interim leader launches national dialogue on political transition
Syria’s de facto leader reiterated his pledge ... The meeting in the country’s capital Damascus was billed by al-Sharaa and his ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a chief milestone to ...
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Syria holds national dialogue conference as the battered country seeks to rebuild
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new rulers touted a long-awaited national dialogue conference Tuesday as a “rare historic opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall of President Bashar ...