Posts Tagged: Syria Druze
Israel Says It Hit Syrian Government Targets After Attacks on Druze Civilians
The Israeli military struck infrastructure sites belonging to the Syrian government overnight in response to attacks against Druze civilians in Sweida, the Israeli military said on Friday. Syria's foreign ministry condemned what it described as an Israeli...
Syria Forms Committee to Investigate Sweida Violence
Syria has pledged to investigate clashes in the southern province of Sweida which killed hundreds of people last month — the second major episode of sectarian violence since the ouster of longtime Syrian...
The Druze Massacre in Syria Proves We Must Find Ways to Protect Minorities in the Middle East
A humanitarian tragedy is unfolding in southern Syria, in the heart of the Sweida province -- the homeland of the Druze community. The people in...
Israel Agrees to Allow Syrian Troops Limited Access to Sweida
Israel has agreed to allow limited access by Syrian forces into the Sweida area of southern Syria for the next two days, an Israeli official said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly...
Israel Tried to Protect Civilians in Syria; The Media Framed It as Committing Violent Attacks
Israel’s relationship with post-war Syria and its new Islamist government is complex, especially now as it works to secure its northern border and defend Syria’s...
Israel Strikes Near Syria’s Presidential Palace in ‘Message’ to Sharaa
Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus early on Friday in its clearest signal yet of hostility toward the Islamist-led Syrian authorities and a preparedness to ramp up...
Israel Says It Carried Out Warning Strike on Extremists in Syria Preparing to Attack Druze
Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against extremists who attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to protect the minority group as sectarian violence spread near Damascus on Wednesday. It appeared to...
Druze Religious Elders From Syria Make Historic Visit to Israel
A delegation of Druze religious elders from Syria crossed into Israel on Friday for the first such visit in more than 50 years, underscoring Israel's backing for the community amid growing tensions with the new government...
Assad Is Trying to Stir Up Trouble Among Israel’s Druze
JNS.org - During the first week of September, a large group of Druze sheikhs from the Golan Heights sought to visit Syria, but were stopped...
Israel’s Desire to Help Syrian Druze Leads to Entanglement in Civil War
JNS.org - Though it shares a border with Syria, Israel has tried to stay out of the four-year-long civil war to its north. But recent gains...
