In a forceful televised speech to the public on Thursday, Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to defend Syria’s Druze minority and charged Israel with using internal unrest to try to divide the country.
According to al-Sharaa, the Syrian people have long rejected all forms of division. This comes in the midst of current sectarian confrontations in the southern province of Suweida, where over 300 people have reportedly been killed in recent days.
“As the descendants of this land, we are the most capable of overcoming the Israeli entity’s attempts to destroy us,” he declared.
Al-Sharaa declared that “protecting them is our priority” and called the Druze people of Syria “an essential part of the fabric of the homeland.”
