The Druze religious sect, enmeshed in an outbreak of tit-for-tat violence in Syria, began roughly 1,000 years ago as an ...

Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria over the past decade, so this week’s attacks on Syrian tanks en route to Sweida and on the country’s military headquarters in Damascus should not ...

During a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting, the U.S. ambassador said “the United States did not support recent Israeli ...

While strategic considerations were still in play, the heart of the decision lay in defending the extended family of Israel’s ...

Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa urged Sunni Muslim Bedouin tribes Saturday to "fully commit" to a ceasefire aimed ...

The Bedouins are traditionally nomadic, Arabic-speaking tribes who have inhabited the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa for centuries.

Among their main commanders is Shaher Amran, a security head in Deraa province, Ahmad Dalati, who is in charge of security in ...