US EditionThe Druze Are a Tightly Knit Community – and the Violence in Syria Is Triggering Fears in Lebanon
SWEIDA, SYRIA, AUG 6 – Hundreds of Druze have died in ongoing sectarian clashes involving Bedouin clans and jihadists amid fears of broader regional destabilization, officials said.
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The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon
Walid Jumblatt, the political leader of Lebanon's Druze minority, speaks in Beirut on July 18, 2025. AP Photo/Bilal HusseinViolence continues several weeks after clashes started between armed Bedouin clans, Sunni jihadist groups and Druze fighters on July 14, 2025, in Sweida, a city in southern Syria. Hundreds of Druze were killed in the clashes, and Syria’s defense minister deployed forces to contain the sectarian fighting. The Druze are a reli…
After the deadly clashes between the Druze factions and Sunni Bedouin groups supported by the regime, which killed more than 1,400 people, there is still great concern among the Syrian Druze, the main victims. On 3 August, four more fightings with government forces killed them. How do minorities, targeted by the violence in recent months, project themselves in Syria? Interview with Firas Kontar, a Franco-Syrian political scientist from Sueda and…
Standing with the Druze
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has condemned brutal attacks against Syria’s Druze minority following deadly clashes that have left hundreds dead since mid-July. ECAJ co-CEO Alex Ryvchin said the Australian Jewish community “stands firmly in solidarity with our friends in the Druze community following the recent brutal attacks in southern Syria”. “The Druze are an integral part of Israeli society, contributing immensely to the d…
Against the backdrop of the severe humanitarian tragedy unfolding in As-Sweida in southern Syria, the head of the Sdot Negev Council and the head of the Eshkol Council paid a special visit to the Druze community's Civil Emergency Headquarters • During the visit, the two met with the spiritual leader of the Druze community, who exposed them to shocking testimonies from southern Syria • Tamir Idan: "It is unthinkable that the nations of the world,…
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