Druze sources told the Jerusalem Post on Monday that they are deeply concerned for their brethren in Syria as the various forces battling the Assad regime, especially the Islamic State terror militia (IS) appear to be quickly gaining ground in the conflict. Regime forces deployed to protect Druze villages in the Syrian Golan Heights are weakening, according to the sources, raising concerns among Israel’s Druze community that they might soon need to flee, possibly to Israel. Meanwhile, IS expanded the area in Syria under its control this week, with some opposition groups now estimating it controls over half of Syrian territory, along with a large section of neighboring Iraq, totally an area nearly 300,000 square kilometers, roughly the size of Italy.Read More
