Louisa Loveluck

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Louisa Loveluck |Zakaria Zakaria |Gerry Shih

As Syria’s Druze minority reels from violence, Israel pursues an opening (washingtonpost.com) As Syria’s Druze minority reels from violence, Israel pursues an opening By Louisa Loveluck; Zakaria Zakaria; Gerry Shih 2025051006003100 SWEIDA, Syria — Nervous Druze militiamen at checkpoints in southern Syria craned their necks in recent days to look inside stopped vehicles, sizing up drivers and bracing for new threats.

1 week ago | svet.sme.sk | Louisa Loveluck |Zakaria Zakaria

Letectvo bombardovalo útočníkov. Obyvatelia Damasku počas pohrebu Mohammeda Amera Kátiba, bývalého povstaleckého bojovníka, ktorý bol zabitý v utorok skoro ráno. (Zdroj: Lorenzo Tugnoli — The Washington Post)Text vyšiel pôvodne v denníku The Washington Post. Izraelská armáda sa v stredu zapojila do rozsiahlych sektárskych zrážok neďaleko Damasku. Izrael náletmi podporil sýrsku drúzsku menšinu, ktorej príslušníci bojovali so sunnitskými moslimskými bojovníkmi.

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Louisa Loveluck |Zakaria Zakaria

DAMASCUS, Syria — The Israeli military intervened in deadly sectarian clashes near Damascus on Wednesday, launching strikes in support of Syria’s Druze minority as its members battled Sunni Muslim fighters, but also threatening to unravel further the country’s fragile security situation. The capital was already on edge: In recent days, worsening violence between the Druze and Sunni gunmen resulted in dozens of people killed in two southern suburbs and scores more sent to local emergency rooms.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Louisa Loveluck |Zakaria Zakaria

Israel launches strikes, intervenes in sectarian clashes near Damascus (washingtonpost.com) Israel launches strikes, intervenes in sectarian clashes near Damascus By Louisa Loveluck; Zakaria Zakaria 2025043021314000 DAMASCUS, Syria — The Israeli military intervened in deadly sectarian clashes near Damascus on Wednesday, launching strikes in support of Syria's Druze minority as its members battled Sunni Muslim fighters, but also threatening to unravel further the country's fragile security...

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Claire Parker |Louisa Loveluck

Israeli military takes responsibility for attack on U.N. house in Gaza (washingtonpost.com) Israeli military takes responsibility for attack on U.N. house in Gaza By Claire Parker; Louisa Loveluck 2025042416435600 JERUSALEM — Israeli tank fire was responsible for a deadly strike on a U.N. guesthouse in the Gaza Strip last month, Israel's military said Thursday, reversing its repeated denials of involvement in the attack, which prompted the United Nations to significantly draw down its...