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Druze and Bedouins in Sweida mourn community shattered by violence
Clad in black in a modest apartment in central Beirut, Rima weeps for the relatives she lost in the recent wave of violence ...
Explainer-Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?
Straddling Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Druze occupy a special niche in the ...
Factbox-Syria's Sectarian Mix a Dilemma for New Rulers
After the eruption of the Syrian conflict in 2011, a PYD-affiliated armed group, the People's Protection Units (YPG), established control of Kurdish-majority areas in northern Syria. Under the banner ...
Dozens killed in clashes between Druze and Bedouin in southern Syria
Dozens of people have been killed in armed clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze militias in southern Syria, according to local media reports. The violence erupted in the ...