variants
or Druse
plural Druze or Druzes or Druse or Druses
often attributive
: a member of a religious sect originating among Muslims and centered in Lebanon and Syria
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Israel then carried out air strikes in support of the Druze, who are resisting Damascus’ efforts to impose authority; armed groups are still massed around Sweida, the BBC reported.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 25 July 2025
Demonstrators, Druze, Alawites, Sunnis, and Christians embraced, crying.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The Druze militias and local Bedouin tribes engaged in heavy fighting in July 2025.
—Güneş Murat Tezcür, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
Clashes first broke out between Syria’s Druze minority and Bedouin tribal militias earlier this month, drawing interventions from government security forces and Israel.
—Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 22 July 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 25 July 2025
Demonstrators, Druze, Alawites, Sunnis, and Christians embraced, crying.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The Druze militias and local Bedouin tribes engaged in heavy fighting in July 2025.
—Güneş Murat Tezcür, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
Clashes first broke out between Syria’s Druze minority and Bedouin tribal militias earlier this month, drawing interventions from government security forces and Israel.
—Caroline Radnofsky, NBC news, 22 July 2025
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“Druze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Druze. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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