US EditionSyrian Druze leader slams 'genocidal campaign', Israel issues warning
- In March 2025, violent clashes and massacres occurred in Syria's Alawite heartland and Druze-majority areas near Damascus, resulting in over 1,700 civilian deaths.
- The violence followed fighting between Syrian security forces, allied militias, and local Druze gunmen amid sectarian tensions and a crackdown on Assad loyalists.
- Clashes lasting two days in Jaramana and Sahnaya killed 101 people and prompted Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri to condemn a "genocidal campaign" against his community.
- Israel carried out airstrikes near Damascus, brought two wounded Druze individuals into northern Israel for medical care, and warned that it would take strong action should Syrian authorities fail to safeguard the Druze minority.
- The Syrian government rejected foreign intervention appeals, vowed to protect all communities including Druze, while the UN urged restraint and Israel demanded the Syrian regime prevent harm to minorities.
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FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Syria’s leadership has slammed Israel after an airstrike targeting an area close to the presidential palace in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Friday, raising tensions between Damascus and Tel Aviv. The Syrian presidency has denounced Israeli air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus as a “dangerous escalation”, as tensions soar after Israel accused […]
Syria slams Israeli Damascus strike as ‘dangerous escalation’
Syria's Islamist rulers on Friday denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a "dangerous escalation", as Israel called it a "clear message" not to harm the Druze minority. The dawn strike came hours after senior Druze clerics and armed factions reaffirmed their loyalty to Damascus and rejected any call for secession. They also
Syrian Druze leader slams 'genocidal campaign'
Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri on Thursday condemned what he called a "genocidal campaign" against his community after two days of sectarian clashes left 102 people dead. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned his country would respond "with significant force" if Syria's new authorities fail to protect the Druze minority, whose representatives rejected any attempt to force them out. The violence poses a serious challen…
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