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Israel, Druze in Syria and Damascus

Who are the Druze and why is Israel bombing Syria to protect them?

Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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Israel bombs Damascus military HQ as sectarian strife rages in Syria

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Israel bombs Syrian forces entering Druze city after sectarian clashes

Israel says it has bombed Syrian government forces around Suweida, as they entered the predominantly Druze city following two days of deadly sectarian clashes.

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Powerful Israeli strikes rock Damascus as Syrian forces clash with Druze militias

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Clashes resume in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, Israel vows more strikes

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Israel Stages Rare Attack on Syrian Government Forces

The Syrian government condemned the Israeli attack and said it was aimed at undermining the country’s stability.

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Ceasefire collapses in Syria’s Suwayda as Israel threatens escalation

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Israel strikes Syria as clashes between government and Druze minority rage on

Israel strikes Damascus military HQ as fighting between Syrian forces and Druze continues

Israel said it "struck the entrance of the Syrian regime's military headquarters" and warns of more "painful blows".

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Israel strikes Syrian Defense Ministry as clashes between government and Druze minority rage on

The Israeli military has launched a rare airstrike in the heart of Damascus hitting a Syrian Defense Ministry building, as clashes in the southern Syrian city of Sweida continues to flare.

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Israel Bombs Damascus, Warns Syria of ‘Painful Blows’ as Footage Shows Hit on Defense Ministry

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Damascus headquarters served as a command center for deploying regime forces to Suwayda, a southern Syrian region gripped by days of deadly clashes between government troops, Druze militias, and Bedouin groups.

Israel strikes Syria's military HQ in Damascus and area around presidential palace

Israel says it's trying to protect the Druze community in south-west Syria, where there have been deadly sectarian clashes.

Netanyahu: 'My Druze brothers, do not cross the border into Syria, let the IDF do its job'

Israeli officials react to the ongoing violence in Syria's Sweida between regime forces and the local Druze community. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Israeli Druze citizens not to cross the border amid ongoing clashes in Sweida in southern Syria on Wednesday afternoon.

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Israel Shifts Troops From Gaza to Syria as Another Front Intensifies

An Israeli military official said, "we are reinforcing forces in the Golan Heights and along the border, ready for a multitude of scenarios."

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Syria condemns ‘flagrant assault’ after Israel strikes military HQ in Damascus

Israel says it's trying to protect the Druze community in south-west Syria, where there have been deadly sectarian clashes.

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Sectarian violence erupts again in Syria, leaving at least 160 dead

Sectarian violence erupted again in southern Syria as local Sunni Bedouin tribes fought armed factions for the Druze religious community. The Syrian government dispatched troops to restore order, and Israel launched airstrikes to protect the Druze.