Aymenn al-Tamimi wrote a piece for Joshua Landis' great blog Syria Comment about the increasing activity of Druze militias in southern Syria . So far it seems to be the first explicit discussion of this phenomenon - definately worth reading. Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi: "The Druze Militias of Southern Syria" Edit: In the meanwhile a follow up has been published
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