Druze, Syria and Suwayda
Digest more
On Wednesday, state media declared the army’s withdrawal marked the end of operations against “outlaw groups.” A ten‑point cease‑fire agreement was read on national television by Sheikh Youssef Jarboua, one of Syria’s top Druze clerics.
Syrian Network for Human Rights says 6 children, 9 women among those killed; over 430 others injured - Anadolu Ajansı
1d
Al Jazeera on MSNSuwayda tense as Syria reels from sectarian fighting, Israeli attacksPresident al-Sharaa says ‘Israeli entity has consistently targeted our stability, sowed discord since fall’ of al-Assad.
AS-SUWAYDA] The southern Syrian province of As-Suwayda has once again surged to the forefront of the national crisis, this time with reports of field massacres and tribal clashes between Druze and Bedouins.
The Syrian Druze community has three prominent religious leaders, as well as a number of armed groups that continue to operate in the area after the civil war.
2d
Al Jazeera on MSNCeasefire collapses in Syria’s Suwayda as Israel threatens escalationFighting between Druze armed groups and government troops has continued in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda, with a ceasefire in tatters, as Israel launched further strikes on Syrian forces and warned it would escalate unless they withdrew.
Opinion
3dOpinion
ZNetwork on MSNAs-Suwayda Bleeds Anew: Sectarian Hatred as a Weapon to Divide the Syrian PeopleSuwayda’s blood spilled by the will of the authority Since the morning of Sunday, July 13, As-Suwayda province has become an arena of bloody conflict between the province’s defenders and attacking Bedouin tribes backed by factions under the command of the Ministries of Defense and Interior.
The Syrian presidency on Friday urged calm as violence escalated in the southern Suwayda region, announcing plans to deploy specialized units to