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druse
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druse (drz)
n. pl. dru·sen (drzn)
One of the small hyaline or colloid bodies sometimes occurring behind the retina of the eye.


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This is the prime argument of the anti-Syrian camp, which includes Sunni Muslims led by Saad Hariri, bent on avenging his father; Walid Jumblatt, leader of the Druze community, who has come out stridently against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad; and, Gemayel's own Phalanges libanaises--all partners in the "14 March movement" formed after Hariri's murder.
The Druze minority derives its religion from Islam; the Christians are divided into Maronites, Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholics.
The so-called March 14 Forces--an anti-Syrian coalition of Sunni, Christians, and Druze leaders backed by the United States--accused Iran and Syria of using Hezbollah to attain their strategic goals in the region.
 
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