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.

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 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.

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

Syrian Druze recall what they believe to be past lives — even vivid details. SWEIDA, Syria — Nawaf Nasr, 78, holds a creased black-and-white photo showing what he believes is himself in a ...

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.

In Syria, the new government's effort to disband militias and create a national army has run into roadblocks. One of them is the Druze religious minority. It says it is keeping its weapons because ...

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.