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Israel Comes to Defense of Syria’s Druze

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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 center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

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Syria must protect Druze or be shunned by the world, says Israel
Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze
Syrian Government Evacuates Bedouin Families After Deadly Clashes
As part of a cease-fire agreement to return calm to the southern Syrian province of Sweida, the Syrian government said it was evacuating hundreds of Bedouin tribal families from the area on Monday af...

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Bedouin civilians evacuate Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds
In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting
Bedouin fighters withdraw from Syrian province hit by violence
The crisis is the most significant in Sharaa’s fledgling presidency, underscoring Syria’s fragility eight months after he led a rebel offensive that toppled former dictator Bashar al-Assad and ended ...

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Tense scenes from Druze-Bedouin clashes in Syria’s Sweida
Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore
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 Israel intervened, bombing Damascus.
US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria
U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and .
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 during the sectarian violence that flared in Syria last week.
U.S. "very concerned" as Israel strikes Syria's capital Damascus amid government clashes with Druze minorities
Secretary of State Rubio says the U.S. is "very concerned" by expanding Israeli strikes targeting Syria's new government, and he wants "the fighting to stop."
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Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after fighting
Armed Bedouin clans in Syria have withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida after over a week of deadly clashes.
Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces
Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of both local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s nearly 14-year civil war.
Regional powers clash after Israel targets Syrian territory in defense of vulnerable Druze civilians
Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a power vacuum that Iran could exploit.
Israel’s Red Lines in Syria Are Drawing It Deeper Into Conflict
Israel’s demand for a demilitarized zone in southern Syria and its promise to protect the Druze minority are putting it in deepening conflict with the new regime in Damascus.
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