Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in Syria

On 16th July 2025, Israel launched powerful airstrikes on Damascus, citing the need to protect Syria’s Druze community amid escalating sectarian violence.

  • This marks Israel’s most significant military intervention in Syria since the regime change in late 2024.

Who are the Druze?

  • The Druze, also called Banu Ma’ruf (“the righteous people”), are an Arabic-speaking ethno-religious minority primarily based in southern Syria, Lebanon, and northern Israel.
  • The Druze do not allow religious conversion and maintain strict community boundaries. Many of their practices are secret, accessible only to the religious elite called uqqal.
  • Historically persecuted, they now number roughly ....
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