Syria’s small Druze community largely kept out of the country’s long civil war but since president Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December it has found

By bnm Tel Aviv bureau Israel has permitted injured Syrian Druze to enter its territory for medical treatment, as the minority continues to fight against the new Damascus government, i24 reported on May 1.

The strikes were south of Damascus, where Syrian security forces say they are battling gunmen from the religious minority.