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Turkish FM meets Syria's interim president in aftermath of Druze and Bedouin clashes
Last month, Syria requested Turkey’s support to strengthen its defence capabilities following violence that increased tensions in the country and drew an Israeli military intervention.View on euronews
Turkish foreign minister meets Syrian interim president in the aftermath of sectarian violence
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has met with Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus. Syria’s state-run news agency reports they discussed regional and global developments.
Turkish Foreign Minister in Damascus for Talks With Syria's Sharaa, Source Says
NATO member Turkey has emerged as one of Syria's main foreign allies after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad last year. It has pledged to help rebuild the war-torn country, train and advise its armed forces,
Syria's minorities demand safeguards for pluralism after clashes between Druze and Bedouins
The declaration came at the conclusion of a one-day conference where some 400 representatives of Syria's ethnic and religious minorities gathered in an attempt to assert the rights of their communities in the country's evolving political framework following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad last December.
Syria's al-Sharaa receives Turkish foreign minister to talk aid, oil
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa received Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday, state media reported. The meeting focused on "regional and global developments" and cooperation between the neighbouring countries,
In the Golan Heights, Druze are loyal to Syria. But that loyalty is now severely tested
Sectarian violence in recent weeks in Syria's Sweida region has left more than 1,000 people dead. Druze in the ...
Key players in Syria’s latest eruption of violence, from the Druze and Bedouin to government forces
Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of ...
The Druze are a tightly knit community – and the violence in Syria is triggering fears in Lebanon
Lebanon has a long history of sectarian violence, and the recent events in Syria are causing alarm among its religious ...
Opinion | Syria's Druze Community, Bombed By Israel, Has A Curious 'India' Link
The massacre of the Druze minority by Islamist and government forces provided Israel with an excuse to again start bombing ...
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Fighting flares up in Syria's Druze stronghold despite ceasefire
Fighting has erupted in the Druze-majority Sweida province of southern Syria, violating a ceasefire deal reached last month ...
Syria’s Druze fear for their future after sectarian clashes
Sectarian violence in southern Syria is shattering hopes for a united country among the country's Druze minority ...
Syria's Islamist Regime Is Testing the West's Conscience—and Winning | Opinion
Turning a blind eye to what is happening in Syria again would be a stain not just on American foreign policy, but on the ...
Clashes rage in Druze region as Syria struggles to enforce ceasefire
The interior ministry said clashes in Sweida city had been halted and the area cleared of Bedouin tribal fighters following ...
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Needed: A Druze -Kurdish -Israeli alliance in Syria
For Israel, the transformation of Syria into a forward staging ground for Turkey poses an immediate strategic dilemma,’’ they ...
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Call It What It Is—Pogroms and Attempts at Ethno-Religious Cleansing of the Druze in Syria | Opinion
When we first received reports about the hospital massacre, we hoped survivors' minds had imagined it—trauma playing tricks. We thought the same about the pastor and his 11 family members who were ...
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The Druze-Bedouin equation and the illusion of Syrian stability
Israel’s strategy is to expose Ahmad al-Sharaa’s inability to control the situation, while positioning itself as the true ...