The Druze are a key religious minority in Syria. They comprise only 3% of the country’s population, which is predominantly Sunni Muslim, but their fierce independence and militia control of ...

The Arabic-speaking Druze community straddles the border between two countries—and like Israel fears Islamists. ... a leader of the Arab revolt against the French rulers of Syria in the 1920s.

In Syria, Druze Sultan Pasha al-Atrash led a nationalist revolt against the French mandatory power which had established a Druze statelet in southern Syria during the 1920s and 1930s. In Lebanon, ...

Following the attacks on the Druze community in Syria, their relatives in Israel launch a fierce protest, blocking major routes in the north and demanding international intervention.

The Druze religion teaches its adherents to be loyal to whatever state they live in. As a result, Lebanese Druze are loyal to Lebanon, Israeli Druze are loyal to Israel and so forth.

The Druze religion teaches its adherents to be loyal to whatever state they live in. As a result, Lebanese Druze are loyal to Lebanon, Israeli Druze are loyal to Israel and so forth.

Israeli Druze are watching their government's pressure campaign in Syria. Israel says recent airstrikes inside Syria are to protect the Druze religious minority there from sectarian violence.

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

The Druze have a long history of taking up arms from their mountain stronghold. A century ago, Sultan al-Atrash led the Great Syrian Revolt against French colonial rule, which eventually led to ...