Defensive equipment shipments continue, but arms deliveries tapered off as Israel sought talks with Sharaa and grew wary of ...

The Druze are Arabs who follow a religion derived from a branch of Islam. They maintain a degree of secrecy about the practice of their faith that emerged in the 11th century. Some hardline Sunni ...

The airdrops on Dec. 17, 2024, came nine days after Assad’s removal and included 500 rifles sent to the Druze-led Military ...

Israeli Druze leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif urged the United States to guarantee the security of the Druze community in Syria ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s ...

Assad, Israel supported Druze fighters in the south, in an effort to weaken Syria’s new government under the rule of ...

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 ...

Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri calls for unity, self-determination, and international action after a year of violence and displacement.

In Syria's large Druze minority, a belief in reincarnation binds the community together. Syrian Druze recall what they believe to be past lives — even vivid details SWEIDA, Syria — Nawaf Nasr, 78, ...

Washington and Jerusalem have kept a watchful eye on Damascus ever since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime by Sunni Muslim rebels in December. Of greatest concern has been the level of ...

Ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, amid the ongoing conflict in the Druze areas in Syria (Reuters) -Violence in Syria pitting the Islamist-led government against ...

(Reuters) -Violence in Syria pitting the Islamist-led government against members of the Druze community has put a spotlight on the small but influential minority. Straddling Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, ...