US EditionSyria's Sharaa vows to protect Druze rights as ceasefire holds
SYRIA, JUL 17 – Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vows to protect the Druze as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire holds and Syrian troops withdraw from the Druze-majority Sweida province amid escalating violence.
- On Thursday, Ahmed al-Sharaa promised to protect Druze citizens' rights, as a U.S. intervention helped end fighting in southern Syria.
- On Wednesday, the conflict escalated as Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa promised to protect Druze citizens and their rights, amid Israeli strikes and Syrian troop withdrawals in southern Syria.
- Scores of Syrian Network for Human Rights reported 193 killed this week, while Syrian troops withdrew from Sweida and Israeli Druze crossed into Syria.
- Sharaa designated local Druze factions and religious sheikhs in Suweida, pledging `an integral part of the nation's fabric` to oversee security.
- The United States helped negotiate a ceasefire plan that appears to be holding, with Netanyahu pledging, `We will not allow harm to come to the Druze in Jabal al Druze`.
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