Syrian citizens ride in front of a shop that was burned during clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militias on the outskirts of Sweida city, southern Syria, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

STORY: :: Convoys of Syrian security forces are seen moving outside of Sweida:: Scores of people have been killed this week in violence in and around the predominantly Druze city:: July 15, 2025 ...

Here’s what triggered the latest deadly violence in Syria, and why it matters Syria is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades of dictatorship and nearly 14 years of civil war ...

In the eyes of Syria’s new leaders, the foreign fighters who battled alongside their rebel groups to oust the Assad dictatorship are loyal allies “who have stuck beside the revolution.” For ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ceasefire after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the ...

The Druze and Syria’s new government The Druze religious sect is a minority group that began as a 10th-century offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. More than half the roughly 1 ...