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Syria’s minority sects concerned new government won’t protect them • Feb. 21, 2025, 12:20 PM ET (PBS)
Israel opens Solaris, a major solar observatory, in Druze-majority town of Usfiya • Feb. 4, 2025, 5:48 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
‘We will keep protesting’: Druze minority demands a voice in new Syria • Jan. 30, 2025, 3:21 AM ET (The Guardian)

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Also Known As Druse • Durūz • Darazi
Areas Of Involvement ʿuqqāl • al-ḥudūd

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