Syria’s Druze community is divided among those wanting to work with the government, those seeking autonomy, and others ...

SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to Sweida winds through outcrops of black volcanic rock, past rainfed vineyards and olive groves and up to the Mountain of the Druze — a natural fortress ...

Hajari, on Monday reiterated his rejection of Syria’s new constitutional declaration, labeling it a “declaration of tyranny” ...

The backdrop is a black stone house in Sweida province, the homeland of southern Syria's Druze religious minority. Sweida, built around a volcanic mountain, has been inhabited for thousands of ...

Clashes at the end of April between local militias and Sunni fighters aligned with the new central authority have fueled this ...

SWEIDA, Syria — Nervous Druze militiamen at checkpoints in southern Syria craned their necks in recent days to look inside stopped vehicles, sizing up drivers and bracing for new threats.

The Druze became central figures in a recent, startling episode in the Middle East. Israel sent warplanes and troops into Syria to defend this Arab religious minority, attacking the armed groups ...

Druze minority straddles Lebanon, Syria and Israel Over 100 Druze killed in clashes with Islamists in Syria Israeli Druze demand IDF protect their Syrian brothers Israel sees Druze as allies in ...

SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to Sweida winds through outcrops of black volcanic rock, past rainfed vineyards and olive groves and up to the Mountain of the Druze — a natural fortress ...

The Druze became central figures in a recent, startling episode in the Middle East. Israel sent warplanes and troops into Syria to defend this Arab religious minority, attacking the armed groups ...

Three days after a spate of killings targeting another minority in Latakia, Druze leaders evacuated more than 1,200 students from universities along the Mediterranean. They arrived to safety late ...