Syria, Israel and Druze

Israel's military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria's capital
Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria.
Israel ‘Poised’ to Defend Syrian Druze Near Damascus
Israel’s defense minister says minority Druze in Jaramana a town south of Damascus, were under attack from the new Syrian regime and that he ordered Israeli forces to be poised to help protect them if necessary.
Netanyahu says Israel won’t allow Syrian forces ‘south of Damascus’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of Damascus”
Israel vows to defend Syria's Druze after clashes on edge of Damascus
Israel has vowed to defend Syria's Druze community after deadly clashes over the weekend in Damascus involving members of the sect and the country's Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) rulers, adding to tension between minorities and the new authorities,
Israel's military prepares to defend Druze community near Damascus
Israel's defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria. It asserts that the minority it has vowed to pr
Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze suburb of Damascus
Instruction comes as new Syrian government authorities clash with local Druze gunmen in Jaramana, just outside capital The post Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze suburb of Damascus appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to prepare to defend Druze village in Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF on Saturday evening to prepare to defend a Druze village in Syria which is currently under attack by Syrian forces.
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Druze militiamen in Syria's south clash with new Damascus Islamist-led regime
By bnm Gulf bureau Violent clashes broke out in Jaramana, a suburb near Damascus, between Syria’s new Turkish-backed ...
Syrian refugee family prays for Pope who saved them
Nearly a decade after Pope Francis plucked them from a refugee camp in Greece, a Syrian couple and their child have carved ...
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Israel bombs ‘military targets’ in southern Syria, outside Damascus
The Israeli military has conducted air raids targeting what it described as military bases and command centres in southern Syria and outside the capital, Damascus. Israeli warplanes hit the town ...
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Druze Consensus on Rejecting Becoming Embroiled in Civil War in Syria
Beirut: Druze Sheikh Aql in Lebanon Sami Abou al-Mona stressed on Monday that the Druze community is committed to integration in society and will "not be protected by an enemy." Prominent Lebanese ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based ...
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Israel launches major airstrikes against Syria after announcing new policy to ‘pacify’
“Oh Julani, oh Habib — bomb, bomb Tel Aviv,” protesters chanted in Umayyad Square in Damascus, imploring Syrian President Abu Mohammad al Julani to act. Julani’s government has faced ...
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National dialogue conference kicks off in Syria as battered country seeks to rebuild
Some 600 people from different parts of Syria were invited to the gathering in Damascus, hosted by the new authorities led by the Islamist former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS.
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Syria’s New Leader Calls for Unity at ‘National Dialogue’
By Raja Abdulrahim and Euan Ward Reporting from Damascus, Syria Syria’s interim president called on Tuesday for unity and the rebuilding of his fractured nation during a two-day conference meant ...
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Syria holds national dialogue conference as the battered country seeks to rebuild
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s new rulers touted a long-awaited national dialogue conference Tuesday as a “rare historic opportunity” to rebuild the country after the fall of President Bashar ...