Free literature, new imams drive radical Islam in Syria
Numerous mosque imams have been systematically replaced with ideologues who actively promote jihadist doctrine.
Numerous mosque imams have been systematically replaced with ideologues who actively promote jihadist doctrine.
The arrangement stipulates that all local tribal forces and government forces must withdraw from Druze villages, while Druze units will perform verification sweeps in these communities to confirm compliance.
A source in Syria’s Interior Ministry told the country’s official news agency that a ceasefire agreement had been reached in Sweida. Meanwhile, an American official revealed that the Trump administration had asked Israel to halt its attacks.
Hundreds of armed Druze civilians have crossed the border fence from Israel into Syria near Majdal Shams. In response, the IDF has decided to reinforce its troop presence along the Syrian border near the fence.
Syria's new Islamist government has deployed elite units to the Druze city of Sweida, marking a significant escalation in efforts to consolidate control over minorities. They operate under Ahmed al-Sharaa's command, forming the military backbone of the new Syrian order.
“The IDF will continue striking regime forces until they retreat from the area. Israel will not abandon the Druze in Syria,” the defense minister’s statement read. Yesterday, the IDF struck Syrian army targets to halt their advance on Sweida.
Syrian regime troops have taken control of most of Sweida, the capital of the Druze Mountain region, in a brutal assault marked by mass executions, humiliations, and house-to-house killings targeting the Druze minority.
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli called for the assassination of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, amid ongoing Israeli strikes targeting the regime in Syria.
Tanks and artillery accompany government troops as Druze militias resist in the streets, despite Israeli intervention a day earlier to protect community.
"There's only one question that determines your fate – are you Alawite and not Sunni ... and then you receive a bullet to the head," says a source who describes systematic kidnappings and killings at night under al-Sharaa's regime, to avoid filming.
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