Deadly Attacks on Syria’s Small Druze Community Are Part of a Bigger Fight. Close-knit ethnic group is caught in a struggle between the new government, local militias and Israel.

The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread mainly across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, who for centuries have sought to preserve a distinct identity.In Syria, ...

The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread mainly across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, who for centuries have sought.

Israeli soldiers stand guard as Druze men demonstrate in solidarity with the Syrian Druze community, near the border barrier in the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on April 30, 2025.

The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread mainly across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, who for centuries have sought to preserve a distinct identity. In Syria, ...

Abu Saleh is part of the Druze community living on the Israeli side of the border. It's a close-knit religious minority - an offshoot of Shia Islam. Many have family in Syria.

Israel says its recent strikes and incursions in Syria are to protect the Druze religious group. Some in the community welcome it, but some say they're being used to further Israel's political goals.

Israel says its recent strikes and incursions in Syria are to protect the Druze religious group. Some in the community welcome it, but some say they're being used to further Israel's political goals.

Israeli Druze are watching their government's pressure campaign in Syria. Israel says recent airstrikes inside Syria are to protect the Druze religious minority there from sectarian violence.

Israel says its recent strikes and incursions in Syria are to protect the Druze religious group. Some in the community welcome it, but some say they're being used to further Israel's political goals.

Druze citizens living in Syria on Thursday sent a plea to the international community calling for help against recent attacks on the Druze community in Syria. The plea came shortly after the ...