According to a spokesperson for the Syrian Interior Ministry, Syrian security forces are preparing to relocate to Suwayda to end fighting between the Druze and Bedouin tribes.
According to Israel’s public broadcaster Kan News, Israel has previously warned the Syrian government to leave the country and its forces attacked a convoy of Bedouin fighters on Syria’s Palmyra-Homs highway on Friday, according to Israel’s public broadcaster Kan News.
Two days prior to Israel’s massive attacks on Damascus, this is reported.
Despite the withdrawal of Syrian government forces from the southwest of Suwayda and an attempt by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to draw a line amid recent weeks of deadly violence that has left hundreds of people dead, Bedouin fighters in Syria said they have launched a new offensive against Druze fighters late on Thursday.
The fighters were attempting to free Bedouins, according to a Bedouin military commander who told Reuters news agency that the truce only applied to government forces and not to them. Druze armed groups have detained these people in recent days.
According to the Kan report, Bedouin fighters have recently managed to reach the Suwayda region, which supports earlier rumours from Arabic-language news media.
In response to attempts to impose a ceasefire between Bedouin and Druze fighters, Syria’s leadership has condemned Israel’s attacks as a violation of its sovereignty.
Israel’s recent bombing of Syria was justified by the claim that it was protecting the Druze minority. However, the country has more selfish motivations.
Israel has long attacked Syria, even prior to the most recent Druze-related violence.
Israel has attacked Syria hundreds of times and invaded and occupied the region’s territory, excluding the western Golan Heights, which it has occupied since 1967, including the 14-year conflict that resulted in the removal of long-time leader Bashar al-Assad.
Leading Israeli analysts speculate that the Israeli government’s and its troubled prime minister’s personal and political goals may have been the cause of these recent attacks rather than their concern for the welfare of the Druze.
Israel launched its own attacks on Syria on Wednesday, striking the Ministry of Defense, and close to the presidential palace in Damascus, leading to the most recent reports of violence. The ceasefire was reached on Wednesday, however.
In a televised speech on Thursday, Al-Sharaa declared that taking control of Suwayda’s security was important in order to stop sectarian conflict there and stop Israel from attacking. He also stated that defending the country’s Druze citizens and their rights.
One of the spiritual leaders of the Syrian Druze community, Sheikh Hikmat Al Hijri, said, “We are not sectarian, and we have never wanted to cause division.” Anyone who compromises security and stability bears full responsibility for our entire situation. We disagree that anyone who commits sabotage or incitement only represents themselves, and that any sect or region can be held responsible for their actions.
Qatar, Turkiye, and the US were both condemned for saying they did not support Israeli strikes.
In a phone conversation with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani criticized Israel’s recent attacks on Syria.
The emir called Israel’s bombing of Syria “a flagrant violation” of the nation’s sovereignty, international law, the UN Charter, and a threat to regional stability, according to a statement released by Sheikh Tamim’s office on Friday.
After Israel’s actions sought to “sabotage” a ceasefire in the country, Turkiye president Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that the country would not allow division to occur in Syria or that its multicultural structure and territorial integrity would be endangered.
According to the presidency, Erdogan and al-Sharaa, the president of Turkey and al-Sharaa spoke about Israel’s attacks on Damascus during a phone call on Thursday, adding that Erdogan had expressed support for Damascus.
Following Israeli airstrikes against Damascus, Turkiye was instrumental in ensuring a ceasefire in Syria. A Turkish security source reported on Thursday that Turkish intelligence officials spoke with the Syrian Druze leader.
State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce has stated that the Syrian government should take the lead in the wake of the country’s condemnation of violence.
She stated on Thursday that “we are engaging diplomatically with Israel and Syria at the highest levels to address the current crisis and reach a lasting agreement between the two sovereign states.”
The US “did not support recent Israeli strikes,” according to Bruce, adding that “regarding Israel’s intervention and activity” in Syria.
Source: Aljazeera
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