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US planning corridor from Israel into Syria for humanitarian aid to Druze

The United States is seeking to construct a humanitarian corridor for Israel to cut through Syrian territory and connect with ...
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For Syrian Druze, Latest Violence Is One More Chapter In A Centuries-Long Struggle Over Autonomy

The Druze, a religious minority with deep roots in southern Syria, have long fought to preserve autonomy, from resisting ...

The crisis in Syria's Sweida and its threat on Israel's northern border

The real question is not only whether Israel will help the Druze, but how it will do so without making them even more ...

Dermer-Syria Paris meeting on Druze humanitarian corridor postponed

Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani are now likely to meet next week, sources ...
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Druze Community in Israel Watches as Jihadists Terrorize Syria’s Suweida Region

I’d say these people are animals, but that would be unfair — to animals,’ the mother of a slain boy says of the jihadists who ...
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Syria, Israel hold rare talks as Damascus struggles to maintain grip over Druze-majority south

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Tuesday held a rare meeting with Ron Dermer, Israel’s ...

Faith: Understanding the Druze people as troubles escalate in Syria

Many may not be aware of recent attacks on the Druze community in southern Syria. It came to the world's attention when ...

The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon

Lebanon has a long history of sectarian violence, and the recent events in Syria are causing alarm among its religious ...
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Syria’s Druze fighters reshape frontlines in face of intensifying pressure

The spiritual leader of Israel's Druze has met a senior US diplomat to push for the plight of the sect's followers in neighbouring Syria. It comes as Washington seeks to contain violence between the ...