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They are not from Yemen, but of Syrian Yemeni tribes, which puts them in Jabal Amil Lebanono and Hauran .
The Druze Identity was Arab long before Pan Arabism even existed. The Syrian branch of Druze (AlAtrash and Hamdan)have obvious Hamdani (Non Ghasani) names that lead directly to (Jabal Amil Yemeni tribes ).
The Yemeni Druze ( Qahtan ) and Qays have been fighting since Spain and Sicily and spill into Lebanon/Syria
The Modern Lebanese branch is mostly Kaysi/ Qays and Druze is a religion after all so I will not be surprised to find Arabians, Turks, Kurds ( Jumblatt ) , Crusaders among them just like any religious group.
Israel Druze and Syrians are from the Yemeni branch. Thats why the Israeli Druze in IDF was eager to go Lebanon to meet Jumblatts SSNP during the civil war , Arabs are good at revenge and killing themselves.
Some history for you . The Battle Of Ain Darra
The Battle of Ain Dara took place in the town of Ain Dara in 1711 between the Qaysi and Yemeni Druze, with the Qaysis victorious
Background
Traditionally there had been two Druze socio-political branches living in the Jabal ash-Shuf region: the Yemeni were headed by the Harmouche and Alam ed-Din families and the Qaysi by the Jumblatt and Arslan families. This continued 1100 years of Yemeni-Qaysi conflict in Tunisia, Sicily and Spain, which climaxed in the Battle of Ayn Dara.
In 1711, the Qaysis launched a surprise attack on the Yemenis, who were waiting for reinforcement from the Wali of Damascus and the wali of Akka. They were able to diminish Yemeni power in Lebanon and force them to settle Jabal ad-Duruz in the Hauran region of Syria.
Effects on the future of Lebanon
Until that time, Lebanon was a feudal region ruled by families that controlled tribes and maintained a power balance. After the defeat of the Yemenis and their banishment to Jabal ad-Duruz, they became more dependent on the Ottoman Empire for support. Conversely, the Qaysis became heavily dependend on their strategic alliance with the Maronite Christians to fight for the Qaysi cause. But during the Lebanese Civil War the Qaysi Druze SSNPs was heavily Pro Palestinians and nearly massacred the Maronites and Phalangest populations until Syria came to the Maronites rescue and pushed the SSNP and its Sunni Supporters back.
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The Druze people in Lebanon...?
