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'For our brothers': Israel's Druze rush to donate blood to Syrian relatives after clashes in Sweida

Dozens of people lined up to donate their blood as soon as the donation center opened and 40 samples were collected in just ...

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

Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the ...

Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting

Armed Bedouin clans have withdrawn from the Druze-majority Syrian city of Sweida after a week of deadly clashes. A U.S.

Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire

The interior ministry said clashes in Sweida city had been halted and the area cleared of Bedouin tribal fighters following ...

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.

News Analysis: Syria’s sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and a wary peace: What to know

Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then ...
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US envoy doubles down on support for Syria's government and criticizes Israel's intervention

A U.S. envoy is reaffirming Washington's support for Syria's new government and telling The Associated Press in an exclusive ...

Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore

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