The Druze community in the Middle East is split between Lebanon, Syria, Israel, and a small community in Jordan. They have played an influential role across these countries – in Syria, one of the ...

The sectarian violence involving Islamist factions, security forces and Druze gunmen is another sign of the fragile security ...

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 ...

Clashes at the end of April between local militias and Sunni fighters aligned with the new central authority have fueled this ...

Syria denies Jerusalem's claim that strike foiled planned attack on civilians; IDF chief orders further strikes if violence against minority persists; Israeli Druze urge intervention ...

On May 29, an Israeli security official stated that Israel will not intervene militarily in support of any group in Syria.

While in Abu Dhabi, former minister Ayoob Kara discussed Israeli normalization with Iraq, the situation in Syria, and the ...

SWEIDA, Syria — Nervous Druze militiamen at checkpoints in southern Syria craned their necks in recent days to look inside stopped vehicles, sizing up drivers and bracing for new threats.

The Druze became central figures in a recent, startling episode in the Middle East. Israel sent warplanes and troops into Syria to defend this Arab religious minority, attacking the armed groups ...

Dozens of members of the Druze community were killed in clashes with pro-government forces near Syria's southern border with Israel last week, according to the UK-based war monitoring service ...

Leaders of Israel's Druze Say the State Owes It to Them to Defend Syrian Kin By Estelle Shirbon HURFEISH, Israel (Reuters) - Pained and angered by deadly clashes between Islamist and Druze gunmen ...