Druze, Syria and Israel

First Druze crossing in 50 years as Israel courts allies in Syria
It's the first time in five decades that Druze leaders have crossed from Syria into Israeli-controlled territory to visit Druze religious sites and communities here. The buffer zo
Druze Religious Elders From Syria Make Historic Visit to Israel
A delegation of Druze religious elders from Syria crossed into Israel on Friday for the first such visit in more than 50 years, underscoring Israel's backing for the community amid growing tensions with the new government in Damascus.
Three buses carrying Druze from Syria cross into Israeli-controlled area of the Golan Heights
The visit comes as Israel says it is supporting the minority in a country now ruled by Islamists. But many Druze have rejected its overtures, and critics accuse Israel of trying to weaken and divide Syria following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
Syrian Druze cross armistice line for pilgrimage to Israel
Dozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine since Israel's creation in
Israeli Druze Prepare for First Visit by Syrian Druze in Decades
Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif said the visit by around 100 Syrian Druze religious elders on Friday would be the first to Israel in some 50 years, when a group came in the immediate aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur war between Israel,

Iraq, Syria and Islamic State

US Military's Syria Mission 'Unchanged' as Allies Join Islamist Government
"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...
Syria’s government signs a breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in the northeast
Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted ...
Entire families killed during Syria's military crackdown, UN says
Entire families including women and children were killed in Syria's coastal region as part of a series of sectarian killings ...
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Former head of Israeli military intelligence welcomes 'chaos' in Syria
Tamir Hayman said infighting between Syrian factions was beneficial, but added Israel must remain silent on the matter ...
What we know about the deadly violence in Syria
A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst ...
Exclusive: Russia lambasts Syria's new leaders in closed UN meeting, sources say
Russia castigated Syria's new leaders in a closed United Nations briefing this week, two sources briefed on the meeting told ...
Syria's interim gov't, Kurdish-led forces sign landmark integration agreement
Syria's interim government said it has reached a landmark agreement to integrate Kurdish-led forces into state institutions ...
Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy
After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...
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Israeli warplanes attack military sites in Syria’s southern Deraa province
Syrian and Israeli media report air attacks on southern province targeting military sites of former al-Assad regime.
Syria's Civilian Death Toll Hits 1,383 in Latest Violence
Assaults on the country's Alawite minority continue despite promises that Syria's new leaders will carve out a future that ...
In Netanyahu’s new Middle East, Syria could become Israel’s biggest strategic gain
Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over ...