Syria, Druze and Sharaa
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Israeli bombing and government’s apparent complicity in sectarian clashes have damaged efforts to unify country
The Arab fighters in Syria insist they want to unify Syria, but the Druze faction in Sweida led by Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri does not. His group refuses to be led by a government they accuse of perpetrating killings against Druze.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said southern Syria would remain a demilitarized zone despite Israel allegedly allowing Syrian forces a limited presence in Sweida. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz told US Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday that he “did not trust”Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa,
The Syrian Islamist-led government announced a ceasefire in Sweida following deadly factional violence. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa praised international mediation while criticizing Israeli airstrikes.
MK Gideon Sa'ar criticizes Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa for supporting jihadist attackers and blaming victims, urging international community to protect Syria’s minority groups.
Syrian president vows state will protect its Druze minority, hold those behind the violence accountable; dismisses efforts to drag Syrians into hands of any 'external party'
The United States said it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture his country.
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Amazon S3 on MSNSyria’s Al-Sharaa’s MOST CHILLING WARNING To Israel: Trump Stopped Syria-Israel War?|‘Won’t Forget’Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa credited U.S., Arab, and Turkish mediation—led by President Donald Trump—for halting a full-scale war between Syria and Israel following intense Israeli airstrikes on Damascus.
The Israel Defense Force attacks regime troops affiliated with Syria’s interim president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, while the new Damascus regime’s
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The Islamist-led government's troops withdrew from the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, where scores of people have been killed in days of conflict.
Under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure, Ahmed al-Sharaa pulled troops from Syria's Druze heartland -- a move that exposes the interim leader's weakness just as he sought to assert control.It also came amid diplomatic pressure from the United States.