US EditionSyria’s Druze leader calls for international probe into deadly clashes
SWEIDA PROVINCE, SYRIA, AUG 9 – Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri called for International Criminal Court referral citing over 1,200 deaths in clashes marked by alleged genocide and war crimes against the Druze community.
- A spiritual leader of Syria's Druze community called for an international investigation into last month's deadly clashes in southern Syria.
- The leader, Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri, thanked the U.S., Israel and Gulf Arab countries for their help in ending the violence in Sweida province.
- Al-Hijri also called for the deployment of international observer missions to protect civilians in the region.
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Druze Leader Calls for International Probe into Syria Clashes
Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri, leader of Syria's Druze community, has called for an international investigation into recent deadly clashes in Sweida involving Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin tribes. Al-Hijri thanked the US, Israel, and Arab Gulf countries for their support, and urged international observer missions for civilian protection.
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Intense clashes and military activity are taking place in the Sweida and Quneitra regions of southern Syria. Syrian Turkmen journalist İbrahim, who joined A Haber's live broadcast for the latest developments in the region,... Click for more
The plan, warned Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri, includes a siege of the Suwayda district. • In addition, he accused Arab media outlets of covering up war crimes committed in the region in recent weeks. • "An independent international investigation must be launched, those involved must be referred to the International Criminal Court, and international monitoring missions must be sent to protect civilians," he said in an address to the UN.
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