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

While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s own Druze—a gesture shaped as much by kinship as by security.

Government forces that were initially sent to restore order but effectively sided with the Bedouins against the Druze were ...

The Druze, a religious sect with roots in Ismailism and a storied history in Syria, maintain secrecy and discourage ...

One of the largest minority groups in Syria, the Druze have been the focus of a recent outbreak of violence.Syrian minority ...

The Druze established strongholds in the mountainous areas of the region that includes Lebanon and Syria, where they continued to practice their faith in relative isolation over the generations.

Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa urged Sunni Muslim Bedouin tribes Saturday to "fully commit" to a ceasefire aimed ...

There is a long history to this recent event, and understanding it leads to deep insights into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Druze are Arabs but not Muslims.

Though Syrian troops withdrew from Sweida after the truce, fighting reignited late Thursday between the tribal Bedouin ...

The Druze, who number around 140,000 in Israel, are an Arabic-speaking minority population distinct from the mainstream Muslim and Christian Arabic communities, with a unique history, culture and ...

JARAMANA, Syria — Syria’s Druze minority has a long history of cutting their own path to survive among the country’s powerhouses. They are now trying again to navigate a new, uncertain Syria ...

While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s ...