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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
דגל ישראל בא-סווידא שבסוריה
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
פיצוץ סוריה אידליב יותר מ 100 פצועים
Deadly explosion in northwest Syria kills 6, injures over 140
Cause of blast near Idlib unclear; pro-Iranian outlet blames US drone strike; Syrian rescue teams face ongoing secondary explosions
Lior Ben Ari | 07.24.25
כוחות משטר סורי חוסמים כניסת חמושים לא-סווידא
Syrian regime's treatment of minorities should concern Israel, expert warns
Dr. Nir Boms, a research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University: 'I think in this case, the approach, particularly to minorities, shows something about the nature of this particular phase in the life of Syria’s new regime'
Shosh Bedrosian, ILTV | 07.23.25
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
עשן מיתמר מפאתי העיר א-סווידא
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
נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ
Trump 'caught off guard' by Israeli strikes, urges ceasefire and release of Gaza hostages
White House says Trump was surprised by Israeli strikes in Syria and Gaza; He called Netanyahu, and urged end to violence, ceasefire talks, and release of all hostages held in Gaza
Reuters | 07.22.25
תומאס ברק שליח ארה"ב ל סוריה בפגישה עם אחמד א-שרע אבו מוחמד אל-ג'ולאני
US envoy reaffirms support for Syrian government, criticizes Israeli involvement
Tom Barrack reaffirms support for Syria’s new government, criticizes Israeli strikes in Sweida as destabilizing, and says Washington won't interfere in regional defense deals or compel Israeli actions
Associated Press | 07.21.25
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
תקיפת ארמון הנשיאות בדמשק
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
עימותים באזור א-סווידא בסוריה
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
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