Tensions between Israel and Syria stem from the founding of the Jewish state in 1948, when Damascus joined other Arab states ...

Tensions escalated after multiple kidnappings, including one of a Druze merchant on the Damascus to Sweida route.

Clashes between Bedouin Sunni tribes and Druze fighters in the southern city of Sweida have killed dozens of people. The area also saw deadly sectarian violence in April and May.

TWO former slaves have issued a stark warning to the West about Syria’s new “reformer” president Ahmed al-Sharaa. Yazidi ...