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Druze, Syria and Israel

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing 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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Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between Syrian forces and minority Druze rage on
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Israel bombs Syria army HQ, fighting reignites in Syria's Druze city of Sweida
Israel bombs Syrian forces entering Druze city after sectarian clashes
Israel says it has bombed Syrian government forces around Suweida, as they entered the predominantly Druze city following two days of deadly clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes.

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Photos in southern Syria after soldiers move in to quell sectarian violence
Here's What Triggered the Latest Deadly Sectarian Clashes in Syria, and Why It Matters
What to Know About the Fighting in Southern Syria
The fighting started on Sunday after members of a Bedouin tribe attacked and robbed a Druse man along Sweida’s main highway, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor based ...

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Will Israel’s airstrikes help the Druze in Syria?
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Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian violence
Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as a cease-fire collapses
Syria’s Defense Ministry blamed militias in Sweida for violating a cease-fire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire and continue military operations in the Druze-majority province.
Israel strikes near the defense ministry in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Israeli army said Wednesday that it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus. The strike came as clashes continued in the southern Syrian city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed.
Why is Israel bombing Syria?
Syria’s foreign ministry says a number of soldiers and civilians have been killed by coordinated Israeli drone attacks and airstrikes near the two countries’ border.
Israel targets Syrian military in renewed cross-border strikes
Israel launched strikes on southern Syria for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as the Syrian government sought to quell an outbreak of sectarian clashes that has killed dozens of people. The Israel Defense Forces said it targeted Syrian government military vehicles,
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