Syria removes troops from Suwayda to avoid “open war” after attacks from Israel

The decision came after Israel made several attacks in Syria on Wednesday in support of the Drusos. Al-Sharaa says she is a priority of the welfare of the Syrians.

The president of Syria announced the transfer to “local factions and sheets” of responsibility for maintenance of safety in Sweida (south), the scene of sectarian clashes that made More than 350 dead since Sunday.

In a television speech, Ahmad al-Sharaa said the nation faces two options: or “An Open War” with Israel “At the expense of our Drudent Citizens,” or allow the Drudos clerics “return to reason and prioritize the national interest.”

“We are not afraid of warOur story is full of battles to defend our people, but we choose the path that places the welfare of Syrians above chaos and destruction, ”said Al-Sharaa, who promised to blame those responsible for the atrocities against the Drudos.

According to a new balance of the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (OSDH), released on Wednesday night, confrontations between the Syrian communities Drusa and Sunite in Sweida did more than 350 dead Since the last weekend.

The London-based non-governmental organization and a wide network of contacts throughout Syria states that 79 Drudos combatants, 55 civilians, 189 army members or security forces and 18 Sunni Bedouin Combatants, who fought alongside government security forces, also mostly Sunni.

The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced early Wednesday night that the army began to withdraw from the city of Sweida.

On the other hand, Ahmad al-Sharaa condemned the “Large scale attacks of Israel against Syrian civil and government infrastructures ”.

Israel did on Wednesday multiple attacks in Syriaincluding two in the capital, Damascus, against the Syrian Army headquarters and another with the Presidential Palace.

OSDH also reported at least two Israeli aviation attacks against the city of Sweida.

The Israelite attacks were justified by supporting the Druses and resulted in the deaths of 15 soldiers and members of Syrian security forces, the organization said.

Ahmad al-Sharaa praised the mediation of the United States, Turkey and the Arab countries, which, according to him, “saved the region of an unknown destination“.

Hours earlier, in Washington, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an agreement to terminate hostilities.

“We came into contact with all parties involved in the clashes in Syria. We agreed to specific measures that Poring End Tonight to this worrying situation And frightening, ”said the head of US diplomacy on social networks.

Israel attacks Guterres

Israel’s representative with the United Nations, Danny Danon, accused the secretary general of the organization of “moral bankruptcy” after Antonio Guterres condemned Israeli air strikes against Syria.

Guterres “continues to expose your moral bankruptcy. While members of the Druse Community are brutally massacred in Syria, he chooses once again because he remains silent, ”said Danon on social network X.

The Israelite diplomat accused the former Portuguese Prime Minister of “vilificar Israel“, Stating that Telavive is the“ only [país] who actively fights against the forces of evil ”in the Middle East.

Danon compared sectarian clashes in Syria with the attacks led by the Palestinian fundamentalist group Hamas on October 7, 2023, against the south of Israel.

“The UN did not condemn the Palestinian group for the” horrors of October 7, “said the Israeli representative, despite the repeated public convictions by the United Nations.

“And now, after the Druses’ massacre in Syria, the shameful silence“Danon added on Thursday night.

Hours earlier, António Guterres asked for the immediate end of All violations of sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Syria and admitted to being alarmed with deadly clashes in the south of the country.

“The secretary-general condemns the growing Israel air attacks in Sweida, Daraa and the center of Damascus, as well as reports on the redistribution of Israel’s defense forces in Golhan,” said the spokesman.

Guterres is equally alarmed by the continuous climb of violence in Sweida, a major zone in the south of the country, where hundreds of people have died, Stéphane Dujaric added in a statement.

Portuguese condemned violence against civilians in Syria, including reports of arbitrary murders and “acts that stir the flames of sectarian tensions and steal to the people of Syria the opportunity for peace and reconciliation after 14 years of brutal conflict.”

The UN leader concluded the statement, reiterating the need to support a credible, ordered political transition in Syria, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.