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For Syrian Druze, latest violence is one more chapter in a centuries-long struggle over autonomy

  • Written by Rami Zeedan, Associate Professor, University of Kansas
imageAn elderly Druze man stands near Syria's new flag and the multicolored Druze flag in Al Karama Square in the city of Sweida on March 4, 2025.AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki

Fighting has flared on and off in southern Syria for nearly a month, despite a fragile ceasefire. Violence in July 2025 left more than 1,600 people dead, according to the Syrian...

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