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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
Bedouin civilians evacuate Syria's Sweida as tense truce holds
Hundreds of Bedouin civilians were evacuated from Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida on Monday (July 21) as part of a U.S.-backed truce meant to end fighting that has killed hundreds of people...

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In photos: Bedouin clans in Syria say they have withdrawn from Sweida following deadly fighting
Ceasefire in southern Syria appears to be holding as US demands Damascus end violence
Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore
Although Druze history shows that the community is not always united, the belief in and practice of cross-border solidarity is very strong.

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US envoy doubles down on support for Syria's government and criticizes Israel's intervention
Syrian govt says fighting in Sweida halted after tribal forces pull out
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 .
Shot in the head or pounded by Israeli bombs: How a week of bloodshed shattered Syria’s fragile peace
In this whirl of shrapnel and shellfire, hopes for a new era of peace in a nation long torn apart by dictatorship and a 14-year civil war are quickly fading. Instead, Syria appears on the brink of being dragged into yet another civil and international conflict.
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