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

They were driven by something else: a sense of responsibility toward the Druze community in Syria.Past strikes typically followed a narrow script: preventing weapons transfers, blocking entrenchment ...

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 12 dead Druze children at a soccer field is a tragic example of the Druze being caught in the middle of conflicts throughout their history—and almost certainly will continue to be.

The sacrifice of these soldiers has become a rallying cry in recent months for Druze politicians, military officers and citizens who have marched in protests after the Israeli Knesset passed the ...

Israel has bombed the areas around the Syrian city of Suweida after renewed fighting between Syrian government forces and ...

Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria has brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously ...

In Syria's large Druze minority, a belief in reincarnation binds the community together. Syrian Druze recall what they believe to be past lives — even vivid details SWEIDA, Syria — Nawaf Nasr ...

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 ...