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Over 100 Killed as Sectarian Fighting Surrounding Syrian Druze Community Rages

by Jason Ditz | May 1, 2025

Clashes in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana earlier this week centered on Syria’s Druze minority, but like a lot of the sectarian tensions in the country seems to have grown substantially from there, with reports now putting the overall death toll in the anti-Druze...

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Israel Strikes Metro Damascus, Say They Will ‘Protect’ Druze

by Jason Ditz | Apr 30, 2025

Sectarian fighting in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana left at least 18 dead yesterday, and Israel is already looking to parlay that into a new excuse for military action against the Syrian government, with the idea that they need to “protect” the Druze minority...

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Gunmen Attack Druze Group in Damascus Suburb, at Least 18 Killed

by Jason Ditz | Apr 29, 2025

Violent sectarian gunbattles have erupted in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, when Sunni gunmen from the nearby Maliha suburb attacked Druze groups in the area. At least 18 people have been confirmed killed, including seven Druze fighters. Two security force members...

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Syrian Druze Spurn Offer to Join Syrian Military, Israel Backtracks on Offer of Entry Visa

by Jason Ditz | Apr 2, 2025

The Syrian Druze population has been something of a wildcard in the future of southern Syria. The Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) government in Damascus has promised unity, while Israel appeared, at least at first, to be trying to court them as allies. Where...

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Israeli DM: Occupation of Southern Syria Will Continue for ‘Unlimited Time’

by Jason Ditz | Mar 13, 2025

When Israel invaded Syria in December, it announced the intention to remain at Mount Hermon, along the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) region on the Syrian side of the border, through 2025. That appears to have been just the start, as Israel has taken more...

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IDF Instructed to Protect Syrian Druze in Signs of Deeper Israeli Intervention

by Jason Ditz | Mar 2, 2025

The IDF has been instructed to prepare to defend the Druze minority in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, as Israel’s military invasion of southern Syria expands and the pretext of protecting the Druze minority in Syria becomes part of the narrative. Israel invaded...

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Israel Reports Troops Carrying Out Dozens of Raids Deeper Into Syria

by Jason Ditz | Feb 24, 2025

IDF statements detail that the ongoing invasion of southern Syria is getting broader and broader, with officials saying that they have carried out dozens of raids even deeper into Syria in recent weeks. They did not clarify exactly how deep they’ve gone, but there...

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