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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

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

Syria accused of executing Druze civilians as Sweida death toll surpasses 1,300

U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack urges Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to scale back Islamist policies, revive pre-war institutions and seek regional help, warning that failure to act after last week’s massacre could deepen Syria’s fragmentation

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 07.23.25

American Syrian Druze Hosam Ghassan Saraya (left) and his brother Karim, both killed by Syrian forces

‘They killed us all’: Druze woman says Syrian troops murdered American cousin, relatives in Sweida

Trapped in her home in Sweida, Syrian pharmacist Hala Saraya recounts the brutal killings of her family and pleads for the world to hear the Druze community's cry for help

Felice Friedson/The Media Line | 07.22.25

Fragile ceasefire: ‘This isn’t peace,’ Sweida teacher says

Survivors, officials and local leaders describe the aftermath of one of the bloodiest weeks in the Syrian province's recent history

Ahmed Qweidar and Jacob Wirtschafter/The Media Line | 07.22.25

כוחות משטר סורי חוסמים כניסת חמושים לא-סווידא

Bosnia and Syria: When minorities resist Islamist centralization

Analysis: From the Druze of Sweida to the Serbs of Republika Srpska, two geographically distant communities face a parallel struggle against ideological extremism and authoritarian centralization; Their resistance illuminates a broader global tension between local identity and radical Islamism, offering crucial lessons for defending pluralism and autonomy in an increasingly fractured world

Marc Zell, Adv. and Dana Levinson | 07.21.25

US envoy says Israel's Syrian intervention 'poorly timed,' destabilizing region

Tom Barrack reaffirms support for Damascus’ new leadership and urges progress on Kurdish talks as the country struggles to unify after years of war

Associated Press | 07.21.25

Jordanian Bedouins in ultimatum to Israel: 'Stay out of Syria or face consequences'

Tribal council warns it would confront any Israeli Druze or IDF personnel entering southern Syria, particularly near Sweida, amid rising cross-border tensions

Smadar Perry | 07.21.25

Israel struck targets near Sweida, provided aid to Druze, rights group says

UK-based Observatory for Human Rights says drones and planes attacked targets while choppers delivered aid; according to rights group death toll from recent violence rises to 1,120 including 298 civilians 'summarily executed'

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 07.21.25

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