Clashes recently erupted between Syrian security forces and Druze militias in the city of Jaramana, resulting in casualties on both sides
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led Syrian security forces deployed to the city of Jaramana on the outskirts of Damascus late on 2 March to “end the state of chaos” in the area, according to state media.
“Our forces will work to end the state of chaos and illegal checkpoints set up by outlaw groups who have resorted to kidnapping, killing, and armed robbery,” Hussam Tahhan, the lieutenant colonel responsible for the Damascus countryside, told the Syrian state news agency SANA on 3 March. “This action follows the refusal of those involved in the assassination of the late Ahmad al-Khatib, a security member at the Ministry of Defense, to surrender themselves.”
“The armed individuals outside state authority rejected all mediations and agreements. No Syrian geographical area will remain outside the control of state institutions. We have witnessed significant cooperation from the residents of the city of Jaramana in this matter,” Tahhan added.
Jaramana, which is dominated by Syria's Druze religious minority, is home to some three million Syrians, including Christians and Sunni Muslims displaced from other parts of the country during the 14-year war that began in 2011.
Since HTS ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and took power in Damascus in December, they have not been allowed to deploy their forces to Jaramana. The city has instead been protected by local Druze militias who operate checkpoints at its entrances.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle
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The Israeli media and army have described the victims as Israeli civilians, but the residents of Majdal Shams are Syrian Druze living under occupation since the Israeli army occupied the Golan Heights in 1967.
Residents of the town have refused Israeli citizenship and continue to view themselves as Syrians.
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