Six hostages were freed on Saturday from Islamic State, which has held several women and children captive since it attacked Syria's Sweida city three months ago, state media and a monitor said. Islamic State militants staged multiple suicide attacks in Sweida and overran nearby villages in southwestern Syria on July 25,
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Golan Druze gather at border, chanting loyalty to Syria’s Assad
Carrying Syrian flags and pictures of President Bashar al-Assad, dozens of Arab Druze who live on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights gathered on Saturday to celebrate what they consider to be success in the Syrian civil war. Dressed in traditional black garb and white hats, the small crowd chanted and shouted into
Syrian regime forces bombed a desert area under the control of Daesh near Sweida
By: Middle East Affairs BEIRUT: A war monitor said: "Syrian administration powers shelled a desert territory under the control of Daesh close to the region of Sweida in southern Syria." The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahmane said: "The besieging and battling between the administration powers and
Israel’s new “nation-state” law has provoked anger among members of Druze
JERUSALEM - Israel's new "nation-state" law has provoked anger among members of its most integrated minority, the Druze, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek corrective legislation. Netanyahu has defended the law, which declares that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, from fierce criticism at home and
Israel’s new “nation-state” law has provoked anger among members of the Druze
JERUSALEM - Israel's new "nation-state" law has provoked anger among members of its most integrated minority, the Druze, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek corrective legislation. Netanyahu has defended the law, which declares that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, from fierce criticism at home and