Syrian Druze

Israel's Druze use AI to present to testimonies of 'sexual terrorism' against Syrian Druze women

Sheikh Tarif, the spiritual leader of Israel’s Druze community, also drew the diplomats’ attention to the crimes committed against Druze women in the attacks on Sweida and the nearby Druze villages. 

Leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, speaks at his house in Julis, northern Israel, July 28, 2025
Leader of the Druze community in Israel Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif speaks with Reuters at his house in Julis, northern Israel March 13, 2025.

Israeli Druze leader seeks US security guarantees for Syrian minority

People stand next to a destroyed tank turret, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

‘More should be done’: UN pushes Syrian regime on justice for Druze, Alawites and minority groups

A person holds up an image of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a protest in support of Syrian territorial unity and against division, in Damascus, Syria, November 28, 2025.

Sharaa's general intelligence behind attack on IDF in Syria's south, Druze in east - report


Syria’s Justice Ministry tells TML Sweida investigation committee will hold public trials

Officials frame public trials as a transparency test after July’s clashes, with legal observers watching for access rules, indictments, and independent monitoring.

People stand next to a destroyed tank turret, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

Druze religious council submits evidence to UN on genocide, systematic attacks against Syrian Druze

The Supreme Druze Religious Council's appeal alleges that the Druze population in Sweida has been the target of systematic terror attacks carried out by jihadist groups.

People stand next to a destroyed tank, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.

US backs Syria’s new regime, but risks ignoring sectarian violence

BEHIND THE LINES: US special envoy calls for lifting Syria sanctions, but concerns grow over ongoing sectarian violence and the treatment of minority communities under al Sharaa.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh earlier this year.

Syria after the election and the betrayal of Western values - opinion

The political exclusion of Syria’s democratic and secular forces, including Kurdish and Druze communities, is concerning.

VOTES ARE counted for candidates in the election of a new Syrian parliament, in Aleppo, last Sunday. It does not mark a new beginning, just a continuation of authoritarian power under a new leadership, the writer maintains.

Can Syria prevent a new crisis with Kurds from developing? - analysis

After deadly clashes in Aleppo, Syria’s transitional government reached a ceasefire with Kurdish forces to stabilize the north.

A member of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard as Syrian Kurds attend a protest in solidarity with people in Sweida, on July 17, 2025.

Kurdish medical aid reaches Druze in southern Syria

Kurdish-Druze solidarity is growing in post-Assad Syria as Sweida experiences a humanitarian crisis.

 A BEDOUIN fighter walks with a weapon near damaged cars and buildings in Sweida, Syria, this past Saturday. The Druze are under siege once again, the writer asserts.

Testimonies from Syria: First the genocide, now the famine

MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS: Syrian Druze first faced a genocide and now a state-manufactured famine, community activists tell the ‘Post.’

Tribal and Bedouin fighters deploy in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, amid clashes with Druze gunmen in July 2025.

Israel-Syria talks hit snag over humanitarian corridor, sources say

Israel, which has a 120,000-strong Druze minority whose men serve in the Israeli military, has said it will protect the sect and carried out military strikes in Syria under the banner of defending it.

Syrian Druze fly Israel, Druze flags during protest in Sweida, August 16, 2025.

'Israel's policy runs counter to the world, we are committed to dialogue,' Syria's Sharaa at UNGA

Sharaa, who became the first Syrian leader to go on the podium of the UNGA since 1967, reiterated his pleas for the lifting of sanctions on Syria.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2025.

Israel reportedly paying Druze fighters in Syria as it inches toward security deal

Negotiators are following a phased process modeled on deals Israel reached with Egypt, which paved the way for landmark normalization.

 U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025.

Mr. Netanyahu, save the Druze – today! - opinion

Mr. Netanyahu, the Druze have proven their loyalty to Israel through blood and service. The time has come for Israel to prove its loyalty to them. Save the Druze, today.

Women and children walk on land between Daraa and Sweida, Syria, July 17, 2025.