US EditionDruze spiritual leaders in Suwayda unite in opposition to Syrian government
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After the bloodshed in the South Syrian region of Suweida in recent weeks, many members of the Druze minority want to have nothing to do with the government in Damascus. But criticism from their own ranks is also growing.
Footage that has surfaced online in the past 24 hours shows large reinforcements of the Syrian army on their way to the front line with the Kurds. According to reports, the Syrian army forces are on their way to fight Kurdish strongholds in the Kurdish PKK militia and the SDF militia, which consists of about 80% Kurdish fighters and 20% members of other ethnic groups fighting the regime. Last month, during the massacre of the Druze, it was repor…
Druze Sheikhs in Suwayda Unite in Opposition to Damascus - Enab Baladi
The three sheikhs of the Druze community in Suwayda have issued statements declaring clear positions against the Damascus government—a shift that brings Sheikhs Yusuf Jarbou and Hammoud al-Hanawi in line with the stance long held by Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri. Suwayda witnessed bloody events in mid-July, leaving at least 1,013 people dead, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Local factions, government forces, tribal fighters, and Bedou…
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