The Druze are a key religious minority in Syria. They comprise only 3% of the country's population, which is predominantly Sunni Muslim, but their fierce independence and militia control of their ...

The Druze are a people and religion of around one million people globally, and the faith can trace its origins back to the Levant region, the name for the area including Israel, Syria, Lebanon and ...

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 new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters... SWEIDA, Syria — The road from Damascus to ...

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 where ...