US EditionSyrian Leader Vows Justice After Deadly Clashes in Syria's Druze-Majority Sweida
SOUTHERN SYRIA, SWEIDA PROVINCE, JUL 17 – Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa pledged to safeguard Druze rights following deadly sectarian clashes that killed over 350 people, amid Israeli military interventions and a newly declared ceasefire.
- On Wednesday, the Syrian government announced a ceasefire in Sweida and halted military operations after days of sectarian violence.
- Clashes began with tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between Druze armed factions and Sunni Bedouin tribes, leading to the worst outbreak since Assad’s fall late last year.
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports over 350 people killed since Sunday, with thousands displaced in the province.
- It also risks turning the Druze into pawns in a larger geopolitical chess game, according to analysts.
- Amid international concern, the UN Security Council will meet on Thursday, even as strategic undercurrents shape the response.
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Syria’s interim president vows justice for Druze after deadly clashes
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Thursday that those behind violence against the Druze minority would be held accountable after deadly clashes in their southern heartland, saying security responsibility would be returned to local authorities.
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Al-Sharaa stressed that the Druze were under the protection of the state and crimes against the minority were persecuted without exception. After days of violence, the number of deaths is said to have risen to 360.
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