The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an ...

At the center of a crisis in Syria are the Druze — a secretive religious minority that long carved out a precarious identity ...

Israel has been carrying out strikes on Syria since the fall of the Assad regime last December. This week saw a major escalation, when Israel said it attacked Syria to protect the Druze, an Arab ...

A ceasefire went into effect late Wednesday, easing days of brutal clashes in Sweida. Now, members of its Druze community who ...

One woman tells the BBC she cowered in her home waiting for gunmen to enter and "decide whether we should live or die".

The conflict had drawn airstrikes against Syrian forces by neighboring Israel in defense of the Druze before a truce halted ...

Israeli officials urged Druze citizens to stay home to avoid risking their lives amid ongoing violence in Syria. The Druze, ...

What we are witnessing may be the first chapter of a Pax Israeliana - a regional order not imposed by conquest, but secured ...

Syria border was breached, heartwarming family reunions decades in the making ensued for a number of hours, on both sides of the fence. But the happiness was still tempered by fear over the conflict.

Sectarian clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of local and international players. Here's a look at the main parties ...

Israel also said it was carrying out many more attacks in Sweida city, hitting Syrian soldiers and military buildings there.

Druze city of Sweida described friends and neighbors being shot at close range in their homes or on the streets.