While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s own Druze—a gesture shaped as much by kinship as by security.

Among their main commanders is Shaher Amran, a security head in Deraa province, Ahmad Dalati, who is in charge of security in ...

During a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting, the U.S. ambassador said “the United States did not support recent Israeli ...

Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa urged Sunni Muslim Bedouin tribes Saturday to "fully commit" to a ceasefire aimed ...

The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an ...

Government forces that were initially sent to restore order but effectively sided with the Bedouins against the Druze were ...

U.S. Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack says that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, following Israel’s intervention this ...

The Druze, a religious sect with roots in Ismailism and a storied history in Syria, maintain secrecy and discourage ...

Syrian government forces prepared to return to a southern region Friday after renewed clashes broke out between Druze armed ...

Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria has brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously ...

One of the largest minority groups in Syria, the Druze have been the focus of a recent outbreak of violence.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ...