The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an ...

The White House is attributing the outbreak of violence in the Middle East between the Syrian government and Israel to a ...

The Druze, a religious sect with roots in Ismailism and a storied history in Syria, maintain secrecy and discourage ...

At the center of a crisis in Syria are the Druze — a secretive religious minority that long carved out a precarious identity ...

Israeli soldiers stand guard as Druze men demonstrate in solidarity with the Syrian Druze community, near the border barrier in the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on April 30, 2025.

There is also a small Druze community in the Philadelphia area. The American Druze Society has 20 regional chapters, including in Philadelphia and the tri-state area.

Majdal Shams is a Druze town. Here is a quick look at the community at the centre of the attack: Who are the Druze? The Druze are an ethnoreligious minority that largely identifies as Arab and is ...

Israel says its recent strikes and incursions in Syria are to protect the Druze religious group. Some in the community welcome it, but some say they're being used to further Israel's political goals.

Abu Saleh is part of the Druze community living on the Israeli side of the border. It's a close-knit religious minority - an offshoot of Shia Islam. Many have family in Syria.

But Majdal Shams is home to a community whose relationship with Israel is doubly complicated: Druze residents of the Golan Heights, which Israel captured in 1967 and annexed in 1981.

Druze have served in the IDF voluntarily since 1948; in 1956, mandatory conscription for the Druze men of the Druze community began. As a result, Druze soldiers have fought and continue to serve ...