Israel Vs Syria | Who Are The Druze And Why Does Israel Say It Is Bombing Syria For Them? | N18G

Syria has been deeply divided since the fall of the Assad regime in December, emerging from decades of dictatorship and nearly 14 years of civil war.Many of the country's religious and ethnic communities are wary of Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was formerly linked to the Al Qaeda terrorist group.Although al-Sharaa has repeatedly vowed to protect minority groups, there have been several rounds of sectarian killings since Islamist rebels ousted al-Assad from power.The latest escalation began after members of an armed Bedouin tribe attacked and robbed a local Druze man, according the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).This led to tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between the Bedouin tribes and the Druze armed factions that controlled large parts of Syria's southern province, Sweida.Israel launched air strikes on Syria's capital, Damascus, while also hitting government forces in the south, in an operation it says was aimed at protecting a minority group caught up in the clashes.A ceasefire mediated by the US, Türkiye and Arab countries mostly held on Thursday, though scattered violence was reported. News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube