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

Barrack suggested that Israel would prefer to see Syria fragmented and divided rather than a strong central state in control ...

A U.S. envoy has reaffirmed Washington's support for Syria's new government, stating there is "no Plan B" for uniting the ...

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Syria’s new government faces conflict as Israeli-backed Druze militias ignite violence against local communities ...

Syria’s armed Bedouin clans' withdrawal from the Druze-majority city of Sweida brought a cautious calm to the area, with ...

While expressing concern for the Druze of Sweida, leading E.U. member states and the bloc itself say Jerusalem should not get involved.The post European powers quietly disapprove of Israel’s Syria ...

Sheikh Muwafaq Tarif warns of ‘genocide’ in Syria’s south, says US silence could fuel more attacks on minorities - Anadolu ...

The clashes between militias of the Druze religious minority and the Sunni Muslim clans killed hundreds and threatened to ...

Jerusalem's military action in Syria both risks a bloodbath in Sweida and weakens the stability of a regime whose collapse ...

Sectarian clashes continue to bedevil Syria, more than six months on from the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime at the hands of Sunni Islamists in December.