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Israel Hits Damascus

Bloomberg on MSN · 2h

Israel Hits Damascus After Plea for Help From Druze Minority

Israel struck a target near the presidential palace in the Syrian capital after the Druze community in both countries called for help following a series of violent clashes between the minority group and Syrian government forces.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Israel strikes Syria, saying it hit group that attacked Druze

Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against "an extremist group" that attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to defend the minority group as deadly sectarian violence spread near Damascus on Wednesday.

Al-Monitor · 1h

‘We can reach him’: Israel strikes Damascus in warning to Sharaa over Druze attacks

An Israeli airstrike near the presidential palace in Damascus was intended to send President Ahmed al-Sharaa a message after armed attacks against Syria's Druze community.

Druze, Syria

Associated Press News · 14h

Syrian Druze spiritual leader slams government over deadly sectarian clashes

Hijri has harshly criticized Syria’s government for what he called an “unjustified genocidal attack” during deadly sectarian fighting in Druze-majority areas south of Damascus this week.

Wall Street Journal · 13h

Deadly Attacks on Syria’s Small Druze Community Are Part of a Bigger Fight

The clashes come as Syria’s new rulers are trying to establish their authority, and contending with well-armed militias and Israeli troops determined to keep government forces out.

Deadly clashes in Syria's Druze areas raise fears of widening unrest

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

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Syrian security forces and Druze gunman deploy in a Damascus suburb, after days of clashes

Security forces in Syria and local Druze gunmen deployed inside the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, following days of clashes ...

Israel National News1m

Syria responds to attack in Damascus: 'We will use all means to protect our country'

Syria calls Israeli attack in Damascus 'a dangerous escalation against the state's institutions and sovereignty, intended to ...

Syria slams Israeli Damascus strike as 'dangerous escalation'

Syria's Islamist rulers on Friday denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a "dangerous escalation", as Israel ...

Asian News International on MSN23m

Israel strikes near Syrian Presidential compound amid Druze-Sunni clashes

Israel confirmed fresh airstrikes on Damascus in the area of the Syrian presidential compound on Friday morning in a warning ...

Syria Direct19h

Escalation and appeals for calm: Is civil peace crumbling in Syria’s Druze communities?

Coinciding with a sharp rise in sectarian incitement and hate speech, Druze-majority areas of Syria endured a wave of ...

Israel National News1h

PM speaks with Druze spiritual leader in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif

PM speaks with Druze spiritual leader in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, following fierce protest in Israel in response to ...

After the Alawites, the Druze: Are minorities at risk in al-Sharaa's 'new' Syria?

A hundred people have died in clashes between Druze and Sunni militias near Damascus and Suwayda. The spiritual leader of ...

Who are the Druze, the secretive Syrian Muslim sect dragged into conflict amid regime change and Israeli attacks?

Syria’s small Druze community largely kept out of the country’s long civil war but since president Bashar al-Assad’s ouster ...

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