Druze

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, May 4, 2025 More grandstanding by the evil one/  Seems like they actually bombed the grounds of the Presidential Palace.  Seems likely that a-Jolani/al-Sharaa wasn’t present at the time; likely in Europe getting money to govern. [jb] Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has occupied …

News from PressTV,  May 1, 2025 At least 101 people have been killed over the past two days in a Damascus suburb in fierce clashes between ruling Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militants and fighters from the local Druze religious community, a report says.  According to the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Thursday, …

from al-Araby al-Jadeed, published on the Syrian Observer, March 5, 2025 Speaking to a Delegation from Jaramana, Sheikh al-Hijri reiterated his unwavering support for Syria’s territorial integrity and called for all communities to coexist with dignity. Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community, has reaffirmed his commitment …

from the News Desk at The Cradle, September 16, 2023 A Republican member of the US Congress has spoken with Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijiri regarding the recent anti-government protests in Syria’s southern Suwayda governorate, Asharq Al-Awsat reported on 16 September. The Saudi-owned paper reported that Syrian opposition member Maher Sharaf al-Din …