An extraordinary fleet carrying regional leaders arrived in Damascus over the past week, all en route to pay a visit to Syria’s new leader, Abu Muhammad al-Julani. Julani’s control over Syria is not yet complete: the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in the east, constantly targeted by the Turkish military, is a potential challenge to his … Read more
Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Sunday in another effort to reassure minorities they will be protected after Islamist rebels led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago. Sharaa said no sects would be excluded in Syria in what he described as “a new era far … Read more
A second front opened in the Syrian Civil War on Friday following several uprisings in southern Syria, which led regime forces to flee several key cities in the region. At least four people were killed and 16 injured in clashes between Druze militias and regime security forces in Sweida, according to local media. #شاهد: … Read more
The rebel factions that took over Aleppo do not accept other religions than Islam, a resident of the Druze city of Suwayda in southwestern Syria told Israeli state broadcaster KAN on Monday. “The factions that took over Aleppo destroyed Christmas trees that were set up for the holiday. They are murdering Kurds in the … Read more
The Christian-Druze southern Lebanese town of Hasbayya has consolidated efforts to ensure it does not join the list of Hezbollah strongholds, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Volunteers from some of the 30,000 residents of the town monitor the local border day and night. The active residents are quick to report suspicious vehicles … Read more
A committee to connect Druze and Circassian communities to Israel’s power grid and legitimize unauthorized structures will be established, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced in a meeting on Tuesday. The plan presented proposed legislative action to legally connect members of these communities to Israel’s electric system. Nearly 10,000 Druze homes are connected to … Read more
Following the Majdal Shams massacre led by Hezbollah, The Jerusalem Post reached across the border to hear from two Druze activists about their community’s reaction to the Hezbollah rocket attack that killed 12 children in Majdal Shams, the terrorist group’s attempts to deny involvement, and the oppression faced by this ancient indigenous population. N: … Read more
In the wake of the Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams, the US reaction has been watched closely in the region.This is part of a larger context in which countries have been watching how the US responded to the October Hamas attack and whether the US could get Hamas to release the hostages it took, … Read more
In the wake of the attack on the northern Druze village Majdal Shams on Saturday, the Democrats (former Labor) Party’s four Members of Knesset proposed on Sunday a bill to amend a Basic Law that Israel’s Druze community considered discriminatory. The proposal is to add several provisions to the Basic Law: Israel – the … Read more
The situation of the Syrian Druze community in the southern Suwayda governorate is deteriorating as the Assad regime targets the unique ethnoreligious group, falsely accusing them of stirring chaos on behalf of Israel. Only less than a week ago, the regime assassinated a local Druze commander named Marhej Al-Jarmani in his home. Al-Jarmani led … Read more
