Israel bombs Syrian forces entering Druze city
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Outside the Middle East, there is a Druze diaspora, particularly in North America and Australia. Well-known Druze include prominent human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.
The ceasefire followed deadly clashes between the Druze of Suwayda and Bedouin tribes that left over 100 people dead.
Clashes between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans in Syria's Sweida province have killed more than 30 people and injured nearly 100
Sweida spirals into violence as Syrian forces execute 12 Druze civilians, triggering mass protests and Israeli strikes. With 116+ dead in sectarian clashes, the crisis exposes Syria's fragile post-Assad fractures and growing international intervention.
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