Another leader of this community was Kamal Jumblatt, who was assassinated in 1977, likely on the orders of Hafiz al-Asad.
Members of this community carried out the 1860 massacres at Dayr al-Qamr and Zahlah. One member of this group, Sultan al-Atrash, occupied Suwayda in 1925 and sparked the so-called "Great Revolt" against the French. Another leader of this community was Kamal Jumblatt, who was assassinated in 1977, likely on the orders of Hafiz al-Asad. Members of this community are the only non-(*) Jewish group widely represented in the Israel Defense Forces. This group traces its origins to the Persian Hamza ibn Ali, and to al-Hakim, a Fatimid Caliph who vanished in 1021. Represented by a five-pointed star, this is, for 10 points, what offshoot of Shi‘i Islam prominent in Israel, Syria, and Lebanon?
Members of this community carried out the 1860 massacres at Dayr al-Qamr and Zahlah.
{Druze} [or {Durzi}; or {Duruz}]