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Israeli Druze lawmaker on Syria's al-Sharaa: ‘How can you accept a killer’ as president?

MK Akram Hasson says American efforts to normalize relations with Ahmad al-Sharaa risk legitimizing a man with a history of mass killings

Felice Friedson/ The Media Line | 08.06.25

לחימה קרבות ב א-סווידא סווידא מעוז הדרוזים דרוזים ב סוריה

Exclusive: Shocking images reveal scale of devastation in Syria’s Druze heartland

Watch: Sweida resident documents destruction in Druze city after violent clashes with Syrian regime loyalists; 'They ask people about their religion before executing them—this is a sectarian campaign of extermination'

Lior Ben Ari | 08.03.25

לוחמים בדואים ב א-סווידא סווידא מעוז הדרוזים דרוזים ב סוריה

Exposing Ahmad al-Sharaa's crimes in Sweida and Jabal al-Druze

Opinion: Druze communities worldwide call on the international community to investigate atrocities by the al-Sharaa regime in Sweida, urging protection for civilians, condemnation of terror and immediate humanitarian aid

Munir Dahir | 08.03.25

הפגנות ברחבי מחוז א-סווידא המתנגדים למשטרו של אחמד א-שרע

'Thank you for help against the terrorists': Thousands in Sweida wave Israeli flags in protest against Syrian regime

Demonstrators in southern Syria’s Druze stronghold demanded the removal of forces loyal to Ahmad al-Sharaa and called for international aid following sectarian violence in the region

Lior Ben Ari | 08.02.25

Syria forms committee to investigate Sweida violence

Justice Minister Muzher al-Wais says a 7-person committee, including judges, lawyers and a military official, to look into the circumstances that led to the 'events in Sweida'

Reuters | 08.01.25

נכנסו לסוריה, הצטלמו עם רובה קלאצ'ניקוב וניסו להבריחו לשטח ישראל

Two Israeli Druze charged with illegally entering Syria, smuggling back AK-47

Suspects, aged 18 and 20, traveled to Syria during a deadly attack in Sweida to assist relatives; weapon was found hidden during a joint security inspection

Israel Moshkovitz | 07.31.25

Syrian Foreign Minister Hassan al-Shibani, envoy Tom Barrack and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer

Israeli, Syrian officials to meet in Baku as US pushes deescalation in southern Syria

National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Minister Ron Dermer to hold follow-up meeting after Paris talks with Syrian foreign minister; discussions center on stabilizing southern Syria, including Druze areas, under US mediation

Itamar Eichner, AFP | 07.30.25

Body bags lie at Sweida National Hospital, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025

Syria's July violence has killed hundreds of Druze in Sweida, monitors say

Grisly videos from Syria’s Sweida province reveal the execution of Druze civilians by armed men in military fatigues; With over 1,000 dead, families blame government forces for the bloodshed, deepening fears of sectarian violence in post-Assad Syria

Reuters | 07.29.25

Druze-Bedouin rupture sends ripples across the Middle East

Opinion: What began as a local dispute in Syria’s Sweida province erupts into a regional flashpoint, exposing fragile alliances, tribal memory, and geopolitical anxieties

Dr. Michael Milshtein | 07.29.25

One year after Hezbollah rocket killed 12 children in northern Israeli Druze town, grief still raw

Families and residents of Majdal Shams gather at the soccer field where the tragedy occurred, turning a site of play into a place of mourning and remembrance; 'They weren’t soldiers or fighters,' says one grieving mother, 'just kids who loved life'

Einav Halabi | 07.28.25

Amir and Inon were killed by Hamas terrorists who were aiming at their unit's new commander

Captain Amir Saad and Sergeant Inon Nuriel Vana—remembered as committed, hardworking soldiers—leave behind grieving families and a nation mourning their sacrifice

Lior El-Hai, Einav Halabi, Yoav Zitun | 07.27.25

For Syria's Druze, disarmament would mean dishonor

Opinion: For a community with no army or state, Syrian Druze's weapons are a final line of defense, and their refusal to lay them down is a stand for dignity, memory and survival against a regime built on violence and erasure

Munir Dahir | 07.27.25

Druze man who raised Israeli flag in Syria: 'Al-Sharaa's men are traitors'

Hisam Abu Assi Mardac says threatened by militants and regime loyalists after showing support for Israel in Syria’s Sweida, where over 1,300 have been killed in heavy fighting amid reports of Israeli aid and fears of jihadist control under al-Sharaa

Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner | 07.27.25

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, U.S. Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer

Fresh round of Israel-Syria talks expected soon after Paris meeting ends without deal

US-mediated talks in Paris described as 'honest and responsible' but end without agreement; discussions center on border stability, future of Sweida and potential revival of 1974 disengagement deal amid escalating violence in southern Syria

Lior Ben Ari | 07.26.25

Syrian Foreign Minister Hassan al‑Shibani and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer

US envoy brokers Syria-Israel talks in Paris, secures de‑escalation agreement

Tom Barrack says first meeting in Paris yielded dialogue, de-escalation; report says sides discussed disarming southern Syria, barring regime and Bedouin forces from entering Sweida

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 07.25.25

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