Mustafa Bekkur, governor of Suwayda province in southern Syria, said the Druze-majority region remains calm despite Israel's ...

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're ...

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However, Sharaa has gone a long way to play down these concerns. He made a deal with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and has also attempted to listen to minorities, such as Druze and Shi’ites.

The Druze are a key religious minority in Syria. They comprise only 3% of the country's population, which is predominantly Sunni Muslim, but their fierce independence and militia control of their ...

In a challenge to Syria's new government, an influential religious minority rejects calls to integrate its militias.

SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to Sweida winds through outcrops of black volcanic rock, past rainfed vineyards and olive groves and up to the Mountain of the Druze — a natural fortress ...