Syria’s military entered a stronghold for the Druze community in the country’s south on Tuesday, the government said, reigniting fears of attacks against minorities and triggering renewed Israeli strikes on the forces dispatched by Damascus.

"Druze community leaders presented us with alarming reports about terrorist forces linked to Jabhat al-Nusra threatening innocent Druze populations," stated Chairman Attorney Marc Zell. US Republican leadership in Israel have raised concerns over severe threats facing the Druze community in southern Syria,

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