Syria druze

Erdogan’s road through Syria runs into the Druze - opinion

Erdogan is positioning Turkey to turn post-Assad Syria into a strategic corridor of influence, and Israel would be negligent to wait until that corridor becomes a military fact.

 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.
 Druze community military ceremony in Usfiya

Two Druze Remembrance Day ceremony attendees accuse gov't of 'baseless promises, destroying homes'

An Israel Air Force fighter jet on the way to strike targets in Iran on March 4, 2026.

Israel strikes Syrian military targets after attacks on Druze civilians

Newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Hind Kabawat speaks during a Ministerial formation of the government of the Syrian Arab Republic, in Damascus, Syria March 29, 2025.

Syria’s only female minister warns: 'We can’t survive without unity'


The Druze in the crossfire - opinion

The rise of extremist forces in Syria under the new regime of Ahmed al-Sharaa poses a direct threat to regional stability and border security.

 Syrian security forces check vehicles at the entrance of Druze town of Sahnaya, Syria, May 1, 2025.

‘Massacre of Druze in Syria is a warning sign for Israel,’ spiritual leader says

“After October 7 and in light of the growing threat from Hezbollah, can Israel afford to allow extremist groups to gain a foothold along its northern border?” asked Sheikh Muafak Tarif.

 Sheikh Muafak Tarif at a conference at the Western Galilee Academic College.

Israel must secure southern Syria, up to Damascus to protect Druze - opinion

The international community is too busy legitimizing the Taliban-like terrorist regime that now runs Syria to provide support for the Druze, other minorities in Syria.

A delegation of 100 Druze leaders from Syria visits northern Israel for the first time since 1973 on March 14, 2025. Israeli Druze proudly wave their own national flag alongside the Israeli flag in festivals and ceremonies, the writer points out.

IAF delivers humanitarian aid to Druze in Syria

This is the first time that an Israeli transport helicopter has delivered food to the Syrian Druze community about 70 kilometers from the country's border.

IFCJ emergency aid packages to the Syrian Druze community.

Israel using old airstrike policy with new Syrian gov't - is it outdated? - analysis

The Druze in Syria are divided between different leaders and voices. It’s likely that many want a middle ground and prefer some kind of autonomy but don’t want a full break with Damascus.

 Israeli Druze demonstrating against Islamist violence in Syria, April 30, 2025.

Israel at War Day 574: What happened in Israel, Gaza, West Bank?

Israel carries out strikes on two Syrian cities • US, Israel near deal on aid delivery to Gaza

 Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. February 22, 2025.

'October 7 for the Druze': Community intensifies calls for protection in Syria

“After the Alawites, Christians, are other minorities next?” a community leader told The Jerusalem Post. “This is really shocking and heartbreaking.”

 Members of Syrian security forces patrol after being deployed in the village of Al-Soura al-Kubra, following clashes between Sunni Islamist militants and Druze fighters, in Sweida province, Syria, May 2, 2025

Spiritual leader thanks Netanyahu for protecting Druze, sending message to Syria

The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.

The spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif spoke Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.

Israel at War Day 573: What's happening in Israel, Gaza, West Bank?

40-year-old woman injured on way to shelter during Yemen missile sirens • Gaza flotilla claims drone attack

  IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

Syrian Druze community pleas for int'l assistance as sectarian violence continues

"We no longer trust the body that calls itself a government," Hakmat Al-Hajeri, a leader in Syria’s Druze community, said.

 Syrian security forces check vehicles at the entrance of Druze town of Sahnaya, Syria, May 1, 2025.