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Druze near Damascus resist demand to turn in arms as tensions boil
Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their light weapons, ...
As Syria’s Druze minority reels from violence, Israel pursues an opening
Attacks on the Druze by Islamist gunmen backing the new Syrian government have pushed some in the community to welcome ...
Al Jazeera on MSN2d
Syria’s Druze divided as sectarian tensions linger after violence
The Druze community in the Middle East is split between Lebanon, Syria, Israel, and a small community in Jordan. They have played an influential role across these countries – in Syria, one of the ...
Al-Monitor on MSN1d
Behind Israel's support for the Druze lies goal to weaken Syria
Israel's stated commitment to defending the Syrian Druze is, by the admission of some of its leaders, consistent with a ...
The Irish Times3d
Syrian Druze are walking a ‘tightrope’ between Damascus and Israel
On a hilltop overlooking the Sea of Galilee in Kfar Hittim, a steady flow of Druze pilgrims queue to pray at the shrine to their most revered prophet, Shuaib. For the first time in more than 75 ...
The Straits Times4d
Druze near Damascus resist demand to turn in arms as tensions boil
Clashes last week pitted Sunni fighters against armed Druze residents of the town of Jaramana southeast of Damascus, later spreading to another district near the capital and then south to the ...
U.S. News & World Report5d
Druze Near Damascus Resist Demand to Turn in Arms as Tensions Boil
Druze Near Damascus Resist Demand to Turn in Arms as Tensions Boil By Yamam Al Shaar and Firas Makdesi JARAMANA, Syria (Reuters) - Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by ...
The National Interest on MSN4d
Can Syria’s New Government Protect the Country’s Minorities?
Syria cannot hope to rebuild itself if it fails in preventing sectarian tensions from erupting into wide-scale violence.