Syria's Druze hope for better future without Assad
Bayan al-Hinnawi, who spent years behind bars in Bashar al-Assad's Syria, joined crowds in the heartland of the Druze minority on Friday to celebrate the president's fall, "a dream" come true for the former prisoner. Hundreds of people descended on Sweida ...
Russia Pushed Assad to Flee Syria
Assad fled to Moscow as opposition forces advance towards Damascus. Sources say Russian intelligence agents organized the escape, flying Assad out of a base in Syria before the aircraft's transponder was turned off to avoid being tracked.
Syria Since Assad's Overthrow: Latest Developments
Syrians celebrated on Friday the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad, as the country's new Islamist-led rulers faced massive challenges amid uncertainty about the future of the multi-ethnic, multi-confessional country.
Syrian rebels at a crossroads post-Assad
The rebels who seized control of Syria confronted the challenge Wednesday of striking a balance between obtaining justice for the victims of atrocities committed under the ousted Assad regime and preventing the newly liberated country from descending into unchecked vengeance.
Syrian collapse: Russian retreat and Assad's hidden escape
Russian authorities convinced Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad that he would not win the war and should evacuate, Bloomberg reported. Russian special services facilitated a safe escape to Moscow. According to Bloomberg,
'What’s our fate, our brothers?': Syrian Druze call to be annexed to Israel
They also called on Israel to trust their good intentions, despite their former alignment with Assad.“These villages were in ...
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Syrian Druze Leaders Call for Annexation to Israel Over Security Concerns
A recent gathering in Hader, a Druze village on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, featured community leaders publicly ...
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6 Syrian Druze Villages Asking to Be Annexed by Israel
ISIS-linked terrorists stormed the Druze-majority city of Suwayda, launching gunfights and suicide bombings that claimed the lives of at least 258 people, most of them civilians.
The concern of Druze families, separated by the Israeli-occupied buffer zone with Syria
With the departure of the Syrian regime's security forces following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the Israeli army has entered ...
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The great potential of the Druze population
The dedication of Israeli Druze is evident in their military service, but pre-army programs will boost them into better ...
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‘Like Watching the Berlin Wall Fall’: Israeli Druze Eager to Reconnect With Syrian Families
Israel, which shares a complicated relationship with the Druze in the Golan Heights, has stepped up efforts to engage with Syrian Druze communities amid the upheaval. Israeli security officials have ...
What is the Golan Heights and what does it mean to Israel and Syria?
Israel denied on Tuesday it had advanced into Syria beyond a buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since the ...
Israeli troops move swiftly into Syrian territory after rebel takeover
Arab countries criticized the incursion as an illegal occupation and warned that it could further destabilize Syria as a ...
Many in Israel-occupied Golan want peace, return to Syrian control
Assad, many in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights say they want peace with Israel and a return to Syrian control.The occupied ...
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Israeli hospital rewards innovations from Druze sector
Israel’s largest hospital, Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, recently named the winners of its first-of-a-kind project that saw Druze entrepreneurs with early-stage startups compete for the title ...
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Daily Briefing Dec. 11: Day 432 – ToI reports from a Druze village on Syria’s border
Reporter Diana Bletter on the complicated identities of Israeli-born Druze as they hope to see loved ones in Syria soon; ...