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Shot in the head or pounded by Israeli bombs: How a week of bloodshed shattered Syria’s fragile peace
In this whirl of shrapnel and shellfire, hopes for a new era of peace in a nation long torn apart by dictatorship and a ...
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‘They Killed Us All’ : Druze Woman Describes Murder of Her American Cousin and 6 Other Relatives by Syrian Forces in As-Suwayda
Trapped in her home in As-Suwayda, Syrian pharmacist Hala Saraya recounts the brutal killings of her family and pleads for ...
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The Druze are a religious sect. Here's a look at their beliefs and history
The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an ...
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Oklahoma lawmakers react to death of Druze community member killed with family in Syria
Oklahoma man and Druze community member Hosam Saraya was executed alongside his family in Syria. State lawmakers are sharing ...
‘They executed him then called his wife to brag’: Inside the Druze city ravaged by militias
Dr Talat Amer, a surgeon at Sweida National Hospital in southern Syria, worked tirelessly for three days as bombs fell and ...
Bodies and looted homes: Syria's Druze reeling after Sweida bloodshed
After days of bloodshed in Syria's Druze city of Sweida, survivors emerged to collect and bury the scores of dead found ...
Druze American community in Portland mourns through crisis in Syria
Members of the Syrian American community in Portland are grieving the loss of loved ones following attacks in southern Syria.
A fragile ceasefire holds in southern Syria after hundreds of Druze civilians killed
As violence broke out last week between two ethnic groups in southern Syria, both the Israeli and Syrian governments ...
Explainer: Who are the Druze and why does Israel say it is hitting Syria for their sake?
Violence in Syria pitting the Islamist-led government against members of the Druze community has put a spotlight on the small ...