Syria struggling to contain sectarian clashes after forces intervene in fight between Bedouin and Druze fighters
The Druze are an Arabic-speaking religious minority in Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the occupied Golan Heights. They make up the majority of the population of the southern Sweida province in Syria. Many Druze who live in Israel are loyal to the Israeli state because of participation in the country’s military service.
As my colleague William Christou notes in this story, the Druze have been negotiating with the Islamist-led authorities in Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in an attempt to achieve autonomy.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jul/20/syria-sweida-middle-east-israel-latest-live-updates
Author : Yohannes Lowe
Publish date : 2025-07-20 07:58:00
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