Druze, Syria and Damascus

Druze militiamen in Syria's south clash with new Damascus Islamist-led regime
By bnm Gulf bureau Violent clashes broke out in Jaramana, a suburb near Damascus, between Syria’s new Turkish-backed administration security forces and local Druze militias on March 2. The Druze in Syria are a small but influential religious minority.
Israel ‘Poised’ to Defend Syrian Druze Near Damascus
Israel’s defense minister says minority Druze in Jaramana a town south of Damascus, were under attack from the new Syrian regime and that he ordered Israeli forces to be poised to help protect them if necessary.
Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to ‘prepare to defend’ Syrian Druze suburb of Damascus
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israel Defense Forces on Saturday to “prepare to defend” the Druze-majority city of Jaramana on the outskirts of Damascus in Syria.
Netanyahu says Israel won’t allow Syrian forces ‘south of Damascus’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of Damascus”
IDF Prepares to Defend Druze Community in Damascus
"We have instructed the IDF to prepare and deliver a strong and clear warning message: If the regime harms the Druze - it will be harmed by us."
Israel's military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community outside Syria's capital
Israel’s defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria
Israel vows to defend Syria's Druze after clashes on edge of Damascus
Israel has vowed to defend Syria's Druze community after deadly clashes over the weekend in Damascus involving members of the sect and the country's Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) rulers, adding to tension between minorities and the new authorities,
Israel's military prepares to defend Druze community near Damascus
Israel's defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria. It asserts that the minority it has vowed to pr
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
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Dancing in Damascus: Syrians cling to culture under Islamists' rule
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Work on Highway 58 in Damascus ahead of schedule
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Israeli warplanes strike south of Damascus
DAMASCUS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes hit a town south of Syria's capital as well as the southern province of Daraa late on Tuesday, residents, security sources and local broadcaster ...
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Syria national dialogue conference held in Damascus
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Trout Days and DAM 200 motorcycle ride to take place in Damascus later this year
Trout Days and the DAM 200 motorcycle ride are two events that are scheduled to take place in Damascus later this year to ...
Damascus marks first Ramadan in decades free from Assad family rule
Damascenes are experiencing the first Holy Month of Ramadan without the al-Assad family in more than five decades. Bashar ...
Israeli-style special operation: in Syria, the Druze launched an open uprising
In Syria, the Druze raised an open uprising, the center of unrest was the southern suburb of Damascus — the city of Jaramana.