BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria — Israel’s army said Monday it struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clashed with Druze militias in the latest escalation in ...

The clashes, which continued into early May, spread to other nearby Druze-majority towns, including Sahnaya, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, as well as Suwayda. Meanwhile, Israel, which has sought to cultivate ...

The Druze have a significant community in Israel, 150,000 out of 1 million globally, noted for their strong and close relationship with the Jewish state. Over half of the world’s Druze live in ...

Earlier Tuesday, religious leaders of the Druze community in Syria called for armed factions that have been clashing with government forces to surrender their weapons and cooperate with ...

Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria -- Israel’s army said Monday it struck military ...

The Druze developed their own militias during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war, during which they sometimes faced attacks by the Islamic State group and other militant groups.