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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

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

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

Israel, Syria resume indirect talks after Druze massacre, with Turkey and US mediating

Jerusalem hasn’t pledged to stop Syria airstrikes, seeks demilitarized zone and permanent buffer presence, Arab media report after deadly Sweida clashes

Lior Ben Ari | 07.22.25

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

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