Deadly clashes in Syria's Druze areas raise fears of widening unrest

The sectarian violence involving Islamist factions, security forces and Druze gunmen is another sign of the fragile security situation.
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Outside players have once again been involved, with Israel saying it carried out air strikes to protect Druze civilians.
It marks another fault-line in Syria, which has been left fractured and divided in the wake of 13 years of devastating civil war and decades of authoritarian rule by the Assad dynasty.
The new Syrian authorities have said they are determined to bring unity and stability, but many inside and outside the country still point to their roots in jihadism and remain suspicious of their agenda.
Before President Assad was toppled, his rule had been re-established in the main cities in Syria and along the highways between them - as well as the coastal heartland of the Alawite sect to which his family belongs.
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