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Understanding the enigmatic Druze community at the heart of Syrian unrest
The Gazette - Colorado
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The White House is attributing the outbreak of violence in the Middle East between the Syrian government and Israel to a "misunderstanding" over ethnic grudges. Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed "longtime rivalries" between the Druze and...
With Damascus strikes, Israel seeks to tear up Trump's vision for Syria
Middle East Eye
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July 16, 2025
Israel and the US appear to be on divergent paths in Syria. While the allies aren't on a collision course yet, current and former Arab, US and Israeli officials say their differences could complicate the Trump administration's grand diplomatic...
CNN WIRE — Powerful Israeli strikes rock Damascus, Syria: VIDEO
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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July 16, 2025
(COVER PHOTO – Khalil Ashawi/Reuters via CNN Newsource) By Eyad Kourdi, Catherine Nicholls, Eugenia Yosef, Mostafa Salem and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday,...
US Steps In To Stop Israeli Hostilities In Syria, Rubio Says 'Agreed On Specific Steps'
ABP Live
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July 17, 2025
The US has stepped in to stop the escalating tensions between Israel and Syria as Washington raised concerns over the sectarian violence in the Syrian province of Suweida. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was "very worried" about the...
Israel strikes Syrian military targets
Bangladesh Post
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At least 21 Palestinians have been killed in the latest carnage at the GHF aid distribution centre in southern Gaza, with most of the victims reported to have died in a stampede. Gaza’s Ministry of Health has disputed the allegation from the...
Israel carries out fresh strikes on Syrian capital
Saudi Gazette
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July 16, 2025
DAMASCUS — A powerful series of airstrikes has rocked the Syrian capital Damascus, with Syrian state media blaming Israel. One video from a Syrian television channel shows the Ministry of Defense building being hit live on air, forcing the anchor...
Trump hints at Israel-Gaza ceasefire, says, ‘we have some good news…’
Mint
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July 17, 2025
US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, said on Wednesday that negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza were progressing well. According to a report by Al Jazeera, during a bill signing event at the White House, Donald Trump...
US calls on Syrian government forces to leave flashpoint area
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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The United States on Wednesday called on Syria's government forces to leave a flashpoint southern area to ease tensions with Israel, which has cited the communal violence to attack the army headquarters in Damascus. "We are calling on the Syrian...
Why did Israel bomb Syria? A look at the Druze and the violence in Suwayda
Yahoo News
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Israel has launched a series of intense strikes on Damascus, Syria’s capital, intensifying a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group. Syria, on Wednesday, strongly condemned Israeli attacks, denouncing the strikes as a “dangerous...
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Trio of Turkmen opposition activists face deportation from Turkey as Ankara “indulges” Ashgabat
BNE Intellinews
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Turkish authorities have detained three Turkmen opposition activists in recent months and say they will deport them to Turkmenistan where human rights defenders warn they will likely face imprisonment and mistreatment. The cases indicate once...
New Israeli strikes near Syrian army headquarters
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 17, 2025
The Israeli army launched a new round of strikes near the Syrian army and defence ministry headquarters on Wednesday, state-run television said, after Israel warned Damascus against targeting the Druze community. Syrian government forces had...
Why the long silence over Iran’s menace to Britain?
The Conservative Woman
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July 17, 2025
IRAN HAS reached its ‘greatest level of threat’ to Britain, comparable to the threat posed by Russia, the Home Office’s Homeland Security Group testified to Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee last year. The committee revealed this...
Shas Decides to Quit Government, Leaving Netanyahu with Minority, but is Not Pushing for Elections: Israeli Media
Al Manar
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July 16, 2025
The Shas party decided to exit the Israeli government and coalition following a meeting of its ruling Council of Torah Sages in Jerusalem, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a government. The party will, however, remain a part of...
Israeli settlers beat American to death in West Bank; US says it’s aware
Al Jazeera
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Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have beaten to death a 20-year-old United States citizen, the victim’s family members and rights groups have said. Settlers attacked and killed Sayfollah Musallet in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah,...
CNN crew allegedly attacked in West Bank by Israeli settlers while reporting on death of US citizen
New York Post
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July 16, 2025
Israeli settlers attacked a CNN news crew over the weekend as it traveled to the Palestinian town of Sinjil in the West Bank to report on the death of a US citizen, according to the network’s Jerusalem-based correspondent Jeremy Diamond. Diamond,...
In Syria, It’s Trump vs. Trump
Foreign Policy
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In the thorny debate over how to handle Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump has surprisingly emerged as a realist, a pragmatist, and a man of nuance. Since the December 2024 toppling of Syria’s Russian-backed dictator, Bashar al-Assad, the war-torn...
Damascus, Druze Minority Agree to Cease-Fire in Syria
Foreign Policy
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July 16, 2025
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a Syrian truce deal with Druze militants, a secret British relocation scheme for Afghans, and a deadly stampede at a Gaza food distribution site. Sectarian Violence Syrian officials and leaders...
Trump says focus should be on ‘tremendous,’ ‘flawless’ attack on Iran, not Epstein
Just the News
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July 16, 2025
President Donald Trump says Americans' focus should be on the “tremendous” and “flawless” U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear sites rather than on deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, critiquing what he saw as the misplaced priorities of some...
'No State Is Above the Law': Hague Group Issues Plan to Counter Israeli Genocide in Gaza
Common Dreams
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July 16, 2025
The Hague Group—a coalition of Global South nations launched earlier this year by Progressive International to hold Israel legally accountable for its annihilation of Gaza—on Wednesday released a joint action plan aimed at bringing an end to the...
New Syrian ceasefire declared amid Israeli strikes and sectarian bloodshed
Sky News Australia
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July 16, 2025
A fresh ceasefire agreement has been brokered between Syrian government officials and leaders of the Druze religious minority on Wednesday - the second truce in as many days, after the first collapsed almost immediately. State forces began pulling...