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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 ...
Call It What It Is—Pogroms and Attempts at Ethno-Religious Cleansing of the Druze in Syria | Opinion
When we first received reports about the hospital massacre, we hoped survivors' minds had imagined it—trauma playing tricks.
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 ...
Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting
Armed Bedouin clans have withdrawn from the Druze-majority Syrian city of Sweida after a week of deadly clashes.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.
Oklahoma man wanted to help his Druze community in Syria. He and family members were executed, officials say
He was a U.S. citizen, member of the Druze community and had a master's degree in accounting from Oklahoma Christian ...
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 ...
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Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after fighting
Armed Bedouin clans in Syria have withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida after over a week of deadly clashes.
U.S. citizen killed in Syria sectarian violence alongside 6 Druze family members
Video circulating online and verified by NBC News showed Hosam Saraya, 35, and six male relatives being made to kneel before ...
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 ...
Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad
A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite ...
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In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy, fear another
Hundreds of Druze residents pushed through the security fence separating the Israeli Golan Heights from Syria, rushing toward family members they had not seen in decades. MAJDAL SHAMS, Israel — A year ...
Oklahoma man among Druze family killed in execution-style shooting in Syria
A Syrian-American who was taking care of his ill father was among the eight Druze men kidnapped from their family home and ...