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Israel ‘arming Druze militias’ in Syria after wave of sectarian attacks

Syrian security forces and Bedouin tribes massacred civilians in the southern city of Sweida in July amid fierce inter-ethnic clashes

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read
Syrian Druze fighters flash the victory sign as they ride in an armoured vehicle, after Syrian government forces pulled out of the southern Sweida governorate, on July 17, 2025 (Image: Getty)
The Syrian military in Sweida during violent conflict in July (Image: Getty)
Syria

Israel and Syria to sign security agreement amid military tensions

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has admitted his security forces committed 'violations' during violent clashes with the Druze community last month (Image: Getty)
Syria

Syrian president admits ‘violations’ by security forces in clashes with Druze minority

By JC Reporter

1 min read
An Israeli army Merkava main battle tank crosses the barbed-wire fence into the UN-patrolled buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights near the UN Quneitra checkpoint on March 2, 2025. (Image: Getty)
Dan Schueftan

By Dan Schueftan

Israel’s new doctrine in the north: from containment to coercion

5 min read
A boy carries a box of relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (Image: Getty)
Melanie Phillips

By Melanie Phillips

The West ignores the massacre of Syria’s Druze – and libels Israel instead

3 min read
Smoke rises in the distance as Bedouin and other fighters gather in the city of Sweida in southern Syria's Druze majority province on July 19, 2025. (Image: Getty)
The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Europe fails to stand up for the Druze in Syria and falls for Hamas propaganda

3 min read
Tahir Ali MP (Image: Parliament TV).
Parliament

Send British troops to Gaza to stop the IDF, urges Labour MP

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

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Far-right Israeli minister calls for assassination of Syria’s President al-Sharaa over Druze persecution

By  Amelie Botbol

2 min read

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July 22, 2025 10:07
Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for the assassination of Syria's president, Ahmed al-Sharaa (Image: Flash90)
Kobi Michael

By Kobi Michael

Israel between loyalty toward the Druze and detente in Syria

6 min read

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July 20, 2025 10:39
The bodies of victims in a hospital yard in the devastated Druze-majority city of Sweida, July 17, 2025. Residents were shocked by the bodies littering the streets next to looted shops and burned homes following the withdrawal of Syrian government forces. (Image: Getty)

Druze and Syria analyst for BBC called Zionism ‘pure evil’

By JC Reporter

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July 20, 2025 10:36
Robin Yassin-Kassab (Screenshot: YouTube)

Syrian security forces redeploy to Druze city as Israel resumes airstrikes after Bedouin attacks

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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July 18, 2025 10:36
Syrian security forces are redeploying to Sweida after a fresh round of Israeli airstrikes (Image: Getty)
Arsen Ostrovsky

By Arsen Ostrovsky

The massacre of the Druze is a moral test: Israel acted, the world failed

3 min read

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July 18, 2025 09:52
Fighters from Bedouin tribes gather near a burning building in the Druze village of al-Mazraa in Syria's southern Sweida governorate (Image: Getty)

Who are the Druze and why is Israel defending them?

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

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July 17, 2025 14:52
The Druze have existed for over a millennium (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu calls for calm as Israeli Druze flock into Syria amid sectarian violence

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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July 16, 2025 09:25
Israel has launched strikes against Syrian troops entering the Druze city of Sweida (Image: Getty)

Druze leaders in Syria agree to disarm after sectarian clashes

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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May 2, 2025 14:23
Syrian security forces have reportedly reached an agreement with Druze leaders to end the sectarian violence that swept Damascus this week (Image: Getty)

IDF says it will defend Druze suburb of Damascus from Syrian regime forces

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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March 2, 2025 10:43
Israeli soldiers stand atop an armoured personnel carrier in the buffer zone which separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams (Getty)
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