Attacks on the Druze by Islamist gunmen backing the new Syrian government have pushed some in the community to welcome Israeli promises of protection.

On May 29, an Israeli security official stated that Israel will not intervene militarily in support of any group in Syria.

ISIS has claimed two attacks on Syrian security forces – the first since the transitional government under former jihadist ...

The Druze community in the Middle East is split between Lebanon, Syria, Israel, and a small community in Jordan. They have played an influential role across these countries – in Syria, one of the ...

Druze Near Damascus Resist Demand to Turn in Arms as Tensions Boil By Yamam Al Shaar and Firas Makdesi JARAMANA, Syria (Reuters) - Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by ...

SDF's Abdi reveals ceasefire with Turkey, seeks decentralized Syria inspired by Kurdistan Region's model. Confirms 10,000 ...

Israel said it carried out a strike in Syria against "an extremist group" that attacked members of the Druze community, following through on a promise to defend the minority group as deadly sectarian ...

The United States' new envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, called for a non-aggression agreement between Syria and Israel in ...

Israel and Syria are in direct contact and have in recent weeks held face-to-face meetings aimed at calming tensions and ...

COLUMN. The Israeli government, after having used the Druze minority to divide the Palestinian population, is now attempting ...

For months, many Syrians and Syria watchers had worried that the United States might never lift its sanctions. Washington first imposed sanctions on Syria in 1979, when it declared its regime to be a ...

Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their light weapons, saying authorities have yet to address fears of new attacks by Sunni Muslim ...