Druze militias ready to battle Syria's new leaders : NPR
3 days ago · The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel …
1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus - Wikipedia
The 1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus, also known as the 1860 Christian–Druze war, was a civil conflict in Mount Lebanon during Ottoman rule in 1860–1861 fought mainly …
Israel’s military is told to prepare to defend a Druze community ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense ministry on Saturday said the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus, asserting that the …
Netanyahu and Katz direct IDF to 'prepare to defend' Syrian Druze ...
Mar 1, 2025 · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israel Defense Forces on Saturday to “prepare to defend” the Druze-majority city of Jaramana …
Israel Is Escalating Its War in Syria's Druze Regions
Mar 27, 2025 · While Israel’s threats were being made, the most powerful Druze militias traveled north from their bases in Suwayda to Jaramana to negotiate and co-enforce a deal in which …
Syria tensions rise as Druze establish militia separate from al …
Feb 24, 2025 · The Druze now aim to prevent new regime forces from entering Druze settlements in Jabal al-Druze and its capital, Sweida. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced …
Second front opens in Southern Syria, as Druze militias rise up
Dec 6, 2024 · At least four people were killed and 16 injured in clashes between Druze militias and regime security forces in Sweida, according to local media.
Syria: The Druze’s defining moment - The Times of Israel
Mar 7, 2025 · Druze have good reason to distrust the new government in Syria. In 2015, Jabhat al-Nusra forces massacred more than 20 Druze in Qalb Lawzeh, one of the Druze villages in …
Ottoman-Druze Wars | EBSCO Research Starters
The Ottoman-Druze Wars were a series of conflicts in the early 17th century between the Ottoman Empire and the Druze community, led by Emir Fakhr al-Dīn. Initially, al-Dīn was a …
Druze militias are suspicious of Syria’s new leaders — and are …
3 days ago · The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel …
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