4 month agoA statement by Syrian tribes announces a general mobilization and a move to Sweida.
Israeli warplanes are now flying over southern Syria.
A statement by the Syrian tribes announces a general mobilization and a move to Sweida.
Tribal forces took control of large parts of the center of Sweida.
Hikmat Al-Hijri calls for conflict resolution forces from #Damascus in #Suwayda
Tribal forces entered the city of Sweida
4 month agoScenes of Arab tribal forces arriving at the entrance to the city of Sweida after battles with local armed groups.
4 month agoHeavy clashes in al-Majdal, rural Suwayda, between Druze militia and Syrian tribal forces
4 month agoTribal fighters take control of the towns of al-Surah al-Kubra and al-Tha'la, along with its military airport, in the Sweida countryside, after violent clashes with Hikmat al-Hijri's militias.
Tribesmen advance in the Sweida countryside and take control of the villages of Hazm and Al-Dour.
4 month agoThe tribesmen were able to take control of the town of "Al-Surah Al-Kubra" after expelling the militias of the Hikmat Al-Hijri from it
4 month agoHawran Mujahideen perform the Maghrib prayer before entering the Mazra'a area in As-Suwayda Governorate.
4 month agoStatement issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Turkey, the Republic of Iraq, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Lebanese Republic, and the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding developments in Syria: Support for Syria's security, unity, stability, and sovereignty, and rejection of all foreign interference in its affairs. Welcoming the agreement reached to end the crisis in As-Suwayda Governorate
President of Turkiye Erdoğan: "Our fundamental policy is to protect the territorial integrity, national unity, unitary structure and multicultural identity of our neighbor Syria."
Erdoğan: "The Kurds in Syria, like our Kurdish citizens within our borders, are our true brothers. We will not allow them to become appetizers at the table of Zionism."
President of Turkiye Erdoğan: "Using the Druze as an excuse, Israel has carried its banditry to our neighbor Syria in the last two days."
President of Turkiye Erdoğan: "At this stage, the biggest problem in our region is Israel's aggression."
Al-Arabiya TV correspondent: Bedouin groups arrive in western Sweida in preparation for an attack against local fighters.
4 month agoUNICEF: Israeli airstrikes on Damascus endangered the lives of Syrian civilians, including children.
Reuters: Syrian Bedouin militants launch new attack on Druze militants in Sweida
US State Department: No change in US policy towards Syria
The Saudi Crown Prince stresses the need for international community support to prevent interference in Syria's affairs under any pretext.
The Saudi Crown Prince affirms the Kingdom's position condemning the blatant Israeli attacks on Syria.
The Saudi Crown Prince welcomes the Syrian President's measures to preserve Syria's unity.
Saudi Crown Prince receives phone call from Syrian President
Hauran tribes attack Druze militias, violent clashes erupt in Deir Ali area
Turkish Presidency: Erdogan stressed during the call with Shara that Israeli attacks on Syria are unacceptable.
Turkish Presidency: Erdogan stressed during the call with Al-Sharaa that the Israeli aggression poses a threat to the entire region.
Violent clashes on several fronts in the Sweida countryside between tribal fighters and Hikmat al-Hijri's militias, which are besieging Bedouin families there.
Netanyahu: Muwaffaq Tarif is the one who asked us to help the Druze in Syria.
Netanyahu: We will achieve peace through force on 7 fronts
Netanyahu: We achieved a ceasefire in Syria through force, not demands.
Netanyahu: We have established a clear policy regarding Syria, which is that the area from the Golan Heights to Jabal al-Druze will remain demilitarized.
Al-Hadath correspondent: Violent escalation against Bedouin tribes in Sweida
4 month agoHijri's National Guard is currently carrying out in Suwayda an arrest campaign against people perceived as "traitors" (pro-Damascus or critical of Hijri). Laith Balous' family was targeted
4 month agoHikmat al-Hajri appealed to Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday to open a border crossing between Sweida and Jordan. He also demanded the opening of a road towards areas controlled by the SDF in northeastern Syria. He described the Syrian government as a "criminal terrorist organization" and accused the Syrian army of carrying out a "cowardly attack."
Norwegian Refugee Council: Clashes in Sweida and Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory threaten Syria's recovery path.
Pedersen condemns Israeli raids on Syria and calls for calm in Sweida
4 month agoDozens of families have been displaced from the western and eastern countryside of Sweida after outlaw groups carried out revenge attacks, including burning homes.
German foreign minister Wadephul: regarding Israeli airstrikes, call on all domestic, international actors not to do anything endangering Syrian stability
Al-Hajri militias seize control of the governorate building in Sweida.
Youssef Jarbou, one of the elders of the mind in the city of Sweida, once again turns his opinion against the Syrian state and disavows the context of his agreement and statements yesterday.
4 month agoTurkish Ministry of Defense: The airstrikes carried out by Israel on central Damascus after its attacks on southern Syria constitute a clear provocation targeting hopes for peace and stability in the region. Israel has dragged the region into a state of instability and chaos. There is no harm to the ranks of our forces or units present in Syria as a result.
Bedouin families left Sweida after receiving a warning from the factions affiliated with Al-Hijra.
Turkish forces and personnel on Syrian soil are not facing any setbacks following Israeli airstrikes on Syria, says National Defense Ministry
Road closures have begun in Daraa, preventing any commercial exchange into Suweida
The Syrian army withdrew its forces from the entire Suwayda province: AFP
Overnight, the Israeli army managed to return dozens of Israeli Druze who had crossed into Syria yesterday, according to the military. Still, several dozen Druze from Israel remain inside Syria, mostly in the Hader area, a Druze town just over the border across from Majdal Shams
In an address to the nation President Al-Shara calls for the unity of Syria, reassured Druze population in security guarantees, explains Israeli hostility and Syria response, thanked U.S., Türkiye for mediation in solving Suweida situation
4 month agoSyrian President: We will hold accountable all those who abused and committed violations against civilians in Sweida
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa: We decided to assign the responsibility of maintaining security in the province to local factions and wise sheikhs. - We chose not to be drawn into conflicts in order to preserve the country's security
4 month agoSyrian President: We were faced with the choice between war with Israel or allowing the Druze sheikhs to reach an agreement, so we chose to protect our homeland
Syria's UN envoy: We demand that Israel be forced to withdraw from our territories.
Syria's UN envoy: We condemn the Israeli aggression in the strongest terms.
Syria's UN envoy: We do not accept any justification from the Israeli government regarding the attacks.
4 month agoAccording to Israeli Foreign Ministry, @gidonsaar spoke with EU Foreign Affairs Head Kaja Kallas, German FM Wadephul and FM Gerapetritis on Syria today. “Sa'ar stressed the recurring phenomenon of massacres and attacks against minorities in Syria: Alawites, Kurds, Druze, and Christians - both by forces of the Syrian government and by jihadist gangs that support it,” official statement said
4 month agoAl Arabiya monitors the exit of army convoys from Sweida in implementation of the agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Condemns Israeli Attacks on Syria
4 month agoTurkish Foreign Minister: Turkey communicated with Israel through intelligence agencies and conveyed its views and proposals regarding the Sweida crisis. With US mediation, a ceasefire will be announced in Syria within the next three hours.
Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan: We’re hearing reports of YPG movements. They should avoid any escalation. Don’t jeopardize the current process
Syrian Health Minister: Israeli aircraft are obstructing the entry of a medical convoy to As-Suwayda Governorate by targeting any vehicles heading towards it
The Dignity Men Movement in Sweida: Any agreement that does not include the withdrawal of all forces will not be acceptable.
US Secretary of State: We agreed on specific steps that will put an end to the situation in Syria tonight. US Secretary of State: Putting an end to the troubling situation in Syria requires all parties to fulfill their obligations, and that is what we expect from them.
Syrian army forces withdraw with heavy weapons from Sweida as part of the agreement signed with Youssef Jarbou, while combat units continue to deploy in the city and pursue all illegal militias in Sweida who reject the agreement
4 month agoFootage of an Israeli airstrike targeting a Syrian security forces checkpoint at the entrance to the city of Sweida
The Men of Dignity Movement in Sweida rejects the ceasefire and the agreement signed by Youssef Jarbou with the Syrian government.
Big reinforcements of internal security forces arrive in the city of Sweida.
4 month agoFires broke out around the village of Hadar in the northern Quneitra countryside. Syria, Quneitra
4 month agoDamascus: A protest by the residents of the town of Al-Maliha in Damascus headed towards Jaramana to stand with the Syrian state against the Israeli aggression and the Al Hajiri militias in Sweida.
Israeli Chief of Staff: I have ordered increased surveillance and attacks, increased airstrikes, and a halt to attacks on Druze in Syria.
4 month agoClashes about control of Atil 3km north of Suweida city between Syria'n goverment-forces and the Druze militia of Hikmat al-Hijri hiding inside the suburb
Al Arabiya sources: Implementation of the latest agreement between the Syrian government and the sheikhs of Sweida has begun.
Turkish Foreign Minister: Dividing Syria means perpetuating chaos, and we can never accept that.
US State Department: We call on the Syrian government to withdraw its forces to allow for de-escalation in Sweida.
Israeli Chief of Staff arrived to assess the emergency situation on the Syrian border - a border that was breached today in an unprecedented manner when hundreds of Israeli Druze entered Syrian territory and are still there.
Air strikes target Moadamiyeh in the Damascus countryside.
Israeli raid on Mezzeh military airport in Damascus
