11.04.2026 19:05
In the city of Sweida in southern Syria, supporters of Druze leader Hikmet al-Hajri held a demonstration carrying the Israeli flag, demanding to leave Syria. The protesters shouted slogans for the withdrawal of local security forces and the release of detainees.
In Sweida, southern Syria, supporters of Druze leader Hikmat al-Hajri, who is openly supported by Israel, carried Israeli flags and posters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration demanding separation from Syria.
THEY MARCHED WITH ISRAELI FLAGS AND NETANYAHU POSTERS
It was observed that the demonstrators gathered in the city center were carrying posters of Hikmat al-Hajri, the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Sweida, Druze community leader Muvaffak Tarif in Israel, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Protesters carrying Israeli flags reportedly chanted slogans demanding the withdrawal of government forces from Sweida, the release of detainees, and separation from Syria.
CONFLICTS IN SWEIDA AND ISRAEL'S ATTACKS
In the conflicts that occurred on July 13, 2025, between Bedouin Arab tribes and Druze armed groups in Sweida province in southern Syria, many people lost their lives, and many others were taken hostage. Later, Druze groups also attacked the Syrian security forces dispatched to the region, resulting in the deaths of dozens of soldiers.
After the clashes between security forces and local armed Druze groups escalated, a ceasefire was established between the parties. While the ceasefire was quickly broken, the Israeli army also carried out attacks targeting Syrian security forces. On July 16, the Israeli Air Force struck the Presidential Palace, the General Staff, and the Ministry of Defense in Syria.
On the same day in Sweida, a ceasefire was re-established between the government and local groups, while Israeli warplanes continued their attacks on Damascus and Daraa.
On September 16, Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hasan Shaybani, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi, and the U.S. Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria Tom Barrack met at the Tishreen Palace in the capital Damascus, announcing that a joint roadmap had been agreed upon regarding the events in Sweida.
The roadmap stated that those who harm civilians and their properties would be investigated and held accountable in full coordination with the international system, that humanitarian and medical aid would be delivered uninterrupted to Sweida, that compensation would be paid to the affected, that villages and towns would be repaired, and that the return of displaced persons would be facilitated.