Druzes in a political history of Syria: fight for independence, integration and intransigence
The article is devoted to description of relationships between the Syrian Druzes, the Government of Adib Shishakli and the French colonialists of Syria during the 20-40s of the 20 century. A difficult economic and unstable political situation provoked intensification of contradictions between them. That caused a number of ethnopolitical conflicts resulted in armed confrontation.