What to Know About Syria’s Druse, Alawites and Kurds as Sectarian Violence Rises
The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence.
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Amid Sectarian Violence in a Syrian City, Even the Funerals Are Armed
Amid sectarian clashes that killed seven men in Jaramana, tense residents say the government isn’t doing enough to protect them, and are organizing to guard the city.
Syria rejects ‘foreign intervention’ after Israeli aerial attack
Syrian authorities have decried “foreign intervention” in the country’s affairs after Israel launched air attacks on a town near Damascus where government forces and several other groups had taken part in deadly clashes.
Sectarian Clashes Spread Around Syria’s Capital, Drawing In Israel
Israel launched airstrikes on Syria amid a spreading wave of sectarian violence in areas dominated by the Druse minority. Dozens of people have been killed in two days of clashes.
Deadly Syria clashes continue for second day outside Damascus
At least 16 civilians and security officials killed in Druze-majority areas around capital on WednesdayMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 16 civilians and security officials have been killed in clashes in a town near Damascus, Syria’s interior m…
Sectarian Clashes Spread Around Syria’s Capital, Drawing In Israel
Israel launched airstrikes on Syria amid a spreading wave of sectarian violence in areas dominated by the Druse minority. Dozens of people have been killed in two days of clashes.
Syria’s FM meets US officials in New York: Reuters
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with senior U.S. State Department officials on Tuesday in New York, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Damascus seeks a clear roadmap from Washington on how to secure permanent sanctions …
Several killed in sectarian clashes near Syria’s Damascus
More than a dozen people were killed in a predominantly Druze town near the Syrian capital on Tuesday in clashes sparked by a purported recording of a Druze man cursing the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) which angered Sunni gunmen, rescuers and security sour…
Sectarian Clashes Erupt in Syria, Killing 12
The sectarian-tinged violence was directed at a suburb of the Syrian capital with a large population from the Druse minority. Local Druse leaders said they held the government responsible.
Amid Syria troop reduction, will Trump repeat Middle East withdrawal mistakes?
Cameron McMillan and Bradley Bowman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracy argue in this op ed that getting out of Syria too quickly could leave the US vulnerable.