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Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad

  • Written by Güneş Murat Tezcür, Professor and Director of the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
imageBedouin fighters at Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, during clashes in southern Syria on July 18, 2025. AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed

In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to hundreds of deaths in Sweida province in southern Syria. Israel later launched dozens...

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