Recently, 500 Syrian Druze joined their Israeli counterparts on a pilgrimage to Nabi Shuʿayb, the tomb of the Prophet Jethro and the Druze faith’s holiest site.

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

The Druze faith is an offshoot of Shia Islam, which has adopted features of other religions, including the belief in reincarnation. Druze make up less than 3% of Syria's population, ...

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread mainly across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, who for centuries have sought to preserve a distinct identity.In Syria, ...

Uniquely, the Druze faith promotes loyalty to the state in which each community resides, with no pan-Druze nationalist movement or territorial ambitions.

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

The Druze are a prominent religious community of more than a million people spread mainly across Syria, Lebanon and Israel, who for centuries have sought to preserve a distinct identity. In Syria, ...

The Druze are a key religious minority in Syria. They comprise only 3% of the country’s population, which is predominantly Sunni Muslim, but their fierce independence and militia control of ...