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Israel’s rationale for its attacks on Syria

Why did Israel attack Syria — and what does it have to do with the Druze

Israeli leaders said they launched attacks on Syria this week to protect members of the Druze religious group in the country’s south, amid clashes in the area.

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Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?

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Not just about the Druze: Israel’s rationale for its attacks on Syria

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Syria's Druze Reach New Ceasefire Deal With Government in Sweida, Religious Leader Says

Syria's Druze have reached a ceasefire agreement with the Syrian government in Sweida that will take immediate effect, Druze religious leader Sheikh Yousef Jarbou said in a video broadcast by state me...

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'If someone tries to hurt us they will answer'

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?

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Syrian Forces Withdraw From Sweida After Ceasefire Goes Into Effect

The dayslong fighting threatened to unravel Syria’s postwar political transition and brought in further military intervention by its powerful neighbor Israel, which on Wednesday struck the Syrian Defe...

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support

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Israel strikes Damascus hard in support of the Druze

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Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drew in an array of local and international players, harking back to the dynamics of the country’s years...

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Syrian government forces withdraw from Druze areas, announces new ceasefire

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Syrian forces leave Sweida after days of clashes with Druze minority

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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes

Syria's interim president has said it is his "priority" to protect the country's Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minor...

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Syria's Druze reach new ceasefire deal with government in Sweida, religious leader says

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

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

Syria’s Defense Ministry had earlier blamed militias in the Druze-majority area of Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fir...

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Israel strikes Syria's capital Damascus, pledging to defend Druze minorities

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Syrian government and leaders of Druze minority announce new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

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Israel strikes Damascus as fighting rages in southern Syria

Israel struck Syrian military targets and central Damascus as it continued its campaign to protect Druze minority communities in southern Syria.

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Israel strikes Syria amid sectarian clashes

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Syrian Clashes Ease After Israeli Air Strikes in Damascus

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Crisis Spirals in Syria With Israeli Strikes on Damascus

Israeli warplanes struck Syrian military headquarters and near the presidential palace in Damascus on Wednesday, as sectarian clashes in the southern part of the country quickly spiraled into a crisis...

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Suwayda tense as Syria reels from sectarian fighting, Israeli attacks

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Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

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

The Syrian foreign ministry said several civilians and security force members were killed in the strikes, but did not provide specific figures.

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

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Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between government forces and Druze groups in Syria rage on

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Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed

BEIRUT (Reuters) -One elderly man had been shot in the head in his living room. Another in his bedroom. The body of a woman lay in the street. After days of bloodshed in Syria's Druze city of Sweida,

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State Department says US 'unequivocally condemns' Israeli airstrike in Syria, calls for 'dialogue'

The State Department condemned recent Israeli strikes in Syria, and Secretary Marco Rubio announced a U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Syria to end immediate violence.

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Syrian government and leaders of the Druze minority announce new ceasefire

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ceasefire after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition and have drawn intervention by Syria’s powerful neighbor, Israel.

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Syria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensive

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday after U.S. intervention to help achieve a truce in fighting between government forces and Druze fighters.

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Israeli Druze breach Syria border at Golan heights; IDF strikes hard to shield them from govt forces

Israeli Druze breached the Israel-Syria border fence in the Golan Heights and walked towards Syria on July 16after local calls to help Druze in Syria after a surge in violence in the neighbouring country.

Syria troops quit Druze heartland after violence leaves over 500 dead

Syrian troops on Thursday pulled out of the Druze heartland of Sweida on the orders of the Islamist-led government, following days of deadly clashes that killed more than 500 people, according to a war monitor.

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Syria's interim president says protecting Druze a 'priority'

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday that protecting Druze citizens and their rights is "our priority", as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria.