Israel Strikes Southern Syria

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Druze, Syria and Israel

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

Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

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Israel strikes Syrian city, vows to protect Druze minority from government forces

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Israel strikes military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces clash with Druze militias

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'If someone tries to hurt us they will answer'

hundreds of Israeli Druze crossed into Syria on Wednesday to protect their Syrian kin from militant attackers.

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Who are the Druze and why is Israel attacking Syria?

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

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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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Israel Strikes Syrian Capital, Sending Warning to Government

Israel threatened to escalate attacks on Syrian government forces unless they withdrew from Sweida, a southern province dominated by the country’s Druse minority.

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Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces said it struck "the entrance" of Syria's military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday.

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

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel on Wednesday conducted airstrikes in downtown Damascus, the Syrian capital. The Israeli military said the targets included a Syrian government military compound in Damascus as well as another military target near the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus.

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Israel, Mixing Force With Diplomacy, Takes ‘Discordant’ Approach to Syria

For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.

Syria withdraws troops from south after days of deadly clashes with Arab minority that drew in Israel

Syria says it is withdrawing troops from a flashpoint southern city after days of deadly clashes with an Arab minority group that triggered military action from Israel.

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Israel Strikes Southern Syria in New Flare-Up of Violence

Israel said its military struck several tanks in southern Syria, as clashes between Bedouin gunmen and Druze militias left dozens dead and injured.

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Israel's Attacks on Damascus Hinder Chemical Weapons Search, Syrian Official Says

A view of a destroyed building, after powerful airstrikes shook Damascus on Wednesday, targeting the defense ministry, as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in southern Syria and demanded their withdrawal,