Sectarian violence in recent weeks in Syria's Sweida region has left more than 1,000 people dead. Druze in the ...

Earlier this month, Syrian leader Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in power. Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war.

The U.N. says Israel violated a ceasefire agreement with Syria as it continues a major construction project in the Golan ...

After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

About 50,000 people currently live there, roughly half of them Israeli settlers and the other half Arab Druze, a religious minority spread among Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Golan Heights.

In 1973, Syria tried to reclaim the Golan Heights in a war it waged on Israel with Egypt. It failed, but Israel and Syria agreed to sign an armistice, leading to a demilitarized buffer zone ...

Nation & World World Israel’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions Dec. 25, 2024 at 9:05 pm Updated Dec. 26, 2024 at 5:19 am ...

There are about 20,000 Israeli settlers living in the Golan Heights now. Some Syrians fear that Israel is taking advantage of Syria's fledgling government to make a land grab.

About 50,000 people currently live there, roughly half of them Israeli settlers and the other half Arab Druze, a religious minority spread among Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Golan Heights.