The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. Most Druze religious practices ...
Violence continues several weeks after clashes started between armed Bedouin clans, Sunni jihadist groups and Druze fighters on July 14, 2025, in Sweida, a city in southern Syria. Hundreds of Druze ...
(NewsNation) — Syria’s government and a minority religious sect announced a new ceasefire Wednesday, capping days of violent clashes between the country’s military forces and some of its Druze ...
After violent clashes between Druze and Bedouin militias erupted in Syria’s southern Suwayda region last week – killing over 1,000 people and displacing almost 130,000 others – the religious group has ...
While the Syrian Druze community might not stand with Israel, experts say that Jerusalem has an obligation to protect them against malevolent forces from within President Ahmed Al-Sharaa's camp. The ...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Before the eruption of sectarian violence in southern Syria, Saber Abou Ras taught medical sciences at a university in the city of Sweida and was somewhat hopeful of a better ...
In my 23 years in Austin working at Interfaith Action of Central Texas, I met numerous wonderful people who are genuinely committed to interfaith connections, and exhibit curiosity and openness toward ...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces largely pulled out of the southern province of Sweida on Thursday after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority that threatened to ...
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — For his entire life, Jalaa Ayoub could see Syria, just a few dozen yards away from the eastern edge of his town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. But he could not go ...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces largely pulled out of the southern province of Sweida on Thursday after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority that threatened to ...
(The Conversation) — The violence that overwhelmed Sweida in July 2025 reflects challenges under the transitional government, but also age-old tensions over Druze autonomy. The Druze broke off from ...
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government forces had largely pulled out of the southern province of Sweida on Thursday after days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority that threatened to ...