The Druze symbol is a five-pointed star with colors associated with the spirit (green), the soul (red), the word (yellow) and the two wings of its teachings (blue and white). There are about 1 ...

The Druze became central figures in a recent, startling episode in the Middle East. Israel sent warplanes and troops into Syria to defend this Arab religious minority, attacking the armed groups ...

Druze minority straddles Lebanon, Syria and Israel Over 100 Druze killed in clashes with Islamists in Syria Israeli Druze demand IDF protect their Syrian brothers Israel sees Druze as allies in ...

HURFEISH, Israel (Reuters) - Pained and angered by deadly clashes between Islamist and Druze gunmen in Syria in recent weeks, leaders of Israel's own Druze minority say the Israeli military was ...

Dozens of members of the Druze community were killed in clashes with pro-government forces near Syria's southern border with Israel last week, according to the UK-based war monitoring service ...

SWEIDA, Syria — Nervous Druze militiamen at checkpoints in southern Syria craned their necks in recent days to look inside stopped vehicles, sizing up drivers and bracing for new threats.

Instability has plagued Syria in the past two weeks after fighting broke out in two of Damascus’s suburbs and a southern governorate, drawing in government forces and non-state armed factions.

Israel warns country’s new Islamist rulers against targeting the Druze minority This aerial photo shows the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus' Mount Qasyoun on May 2, 2025. AFP Damascus ...

Syria's Druze spiritual leader has condemned a "genocidal campaign" against his community after sectarian clashes killed 102 people. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

Israel's military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus after the country's defence minister threatened intervention if Syrian authorities failed to protect ...

Druze protesters blocked roads in northern Israel late Thursday night and into early Friday morning during a protest calling for the government to assist the Druze community in Syria amid ...