Druze, Syria and Israel
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The US lifted sanctions against Syria to help ensure a stable nation that protects its minorities. The Druze plight is a litmus test for those commitments
Hundreds of members of the Druze community in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and villages in northern Israel gathered along the border fence with Syria, trying to enter the country as clashes between government forces and Syria's Druze factions intensify.
Attorney Marc Zell: "We are asking President Trump to denounce the attacks on the Druze and other minorities - these attacks violate President Trump's Executive Order lifting sanctions against Syria"
AS-SUWAYDA] The southern Syrian province of As-Suwayda has once again surged to the forefront of the national crisis, this time with reports of field massacres and tribal clashes between Druze and Bedouins.
As of Wednesday morning, clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed just hours after a ceasefire was announced.
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Video footage circulating online shows the aftermath—blood-soaked rooms, shattered furniture, and torn portraits of Druze clerics. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 25 civilians were killed,