Druze residents near Syria's capital are resisting a demand by the Islamist-led government to hand in their light weapons, saying authorities have yet to address fears of new attacks by Sunni Muslim ...

In her home in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, Riham Waqqaf spent the night trying to distract her children from the sound of sectarian clashes that have terrified local residents.

Druze security forces stand guard in Jaramana in the suburb of Damascus on April 29, 2025, following overnight sectarian clashes between Druze fighters and security forces loyal to Syria's new ...

The escalating sectarian violence in Syria has come to pose a major challenge to the country’s stability, unity, and ability to recover from its 14-year internal crisis ...

Syrian Druze gunmen have clashed in recent weeks with government security forces and pro-government gunmen in the southern Damascus suburb of Jaramana. Late Tuesday, government representatives and ...

A mostly Druze and Christian suburb in southeast Damascus, Jaramana is also home to families who were displaced during Syria's conflict, which erupted in 2011. According to unofficial estimates ...

(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) Druze students who fled their dorms at Damascus University arrive to take shelter in Jaramana suburb, a day after clashes between members of the minority Druze sect and ...

In her home in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, Riham Waqqaf spent the night trying to distract her children from the sound of sectarian clashes that have terrified local residents. "The gunfire ...

The clashes in Jaramana were quick to draw reactions from ... need to preserve Syria’s unity and social cohesion, and urged Damascus to conduct “a transparent investigation into the incident ...