Syria, Druze and Israel
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More than 100 demonstrators from Canada's Druze community gathered on Parliament Hill on Friday afternoon, asking for the government to intervene in an unfolding humanitarian crisis in Syria where hundreds have already been killed.
Tens of thousands of people remained displaced by the violence and the United Nations has been unable to bring in much-needed humanitarian and medical aid because of ongoing clashes.
Syrian government forces are preparing a return to the southern region due to new clashes between Druze armed groups and Bedouin clans, causing mass displacement. Though a ceasefire was announced, violence resumed with significant humanitarian implications.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s Druze on Thursday called for the opening of a route to connect them with the Kurdish administration in northeast Syria (Rojava), as recent attacks by Damascus-affiliated forces on the religious minority in Suwayda have triggered a dire humanitarian
Such allegations are part of ‘clear disinformation campaign aimed at distorting Türkiye's foreign policy,' says statement by center
A US-mediated ceasefire was announced after Israeli airstrikes and brutal clashes between Druze and Bedouins displaced 80,000 in Syria’s Sweida province. Humanitarian aid is blocked amid renewed violence and a worsening crisis in southern Syria.
Ankara: Israel's "continued interventions on Syrian territory" are worsening the crisis in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, according to a report by semi-official