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The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon
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In the Golan Heights, Druze are loyal to Syria. But that loyalty is now severely tested
Sectarian violence in recent weeks in Syria's Sweida region has left more than 1,000 people dead. Druze in the ...
Armed groups attack security force personnel in Syria's Sweida, killing one, state TV reports
Armed groups attacked personnel from Syria's internal security forces in Sweida, killing one member and wounding others, and ...
Sectarian violence erupts in southern Syria, threatening Druze community’s fragile peace
Before the eruption of sectarian violence in southern Syria, Saber Abou Ras taught medical sciences at a university in the ...
Syria's Druze fear for their future after sectarian clashes
Sectarian violence in southern Syria is shattering hopes for a united country among the country's Druze minority.
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 ...
US citizen among eight Druze family members executed during Syria’s sectarian violence
An American citizen from Oklahoma was among eight men, all family members, rounded up and killed in an execution-style attack ...
Exclusive: Who are Syria's Druze and why are they under attack?
After deadly clashes in southern Syria, Euronews spoke exclusively to religious leaders and activists from the community about the origins of the Druze and the effects of recent violence.View on euron ...
A fragile ceasefire holds in southern Syria after hundreds of Druze civilians killed
As violence broke out last week between two ethnic groups in southern Syria, both the Israeli and Syrian governments ...
Syria's new rulers set up a committee to probe attacks on civilians in recent sectarian violence
Syria's new authorities have set up a committee tasked with investigating attacks on civilians during recent sectarian violence in the country's south.
Over 1,400 were killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, committee says
A Syrian government investigation says sectarian violence along the coast earlier this year has left over 1,400 people dead, mostly civilians ...
Syria's leader urges Bedouin tribes to commit to a ceasefire ending clashes with the Druze
Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has urged Sunni Bedouin tribes to honor a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly clashes with Druze-linked militias Sweida ...