PrintReports have now emerged of a new agreement between the central government in Damascus and Druze religious and military leaders in the primarily Druze province of al-Suwayda' in southern Syria. The new reported agreement, which includes stipulation of activating the role of police and law enforcement comprising local personnel, reflects yet another reiteration of prior demands and reported agreements. While it is now reported that local police has begun to deploy in the northern border village of al-Sawar al-Kabira where the central government's Public Security Apparatus had deployed following attacks on the village by non-Druze armed gangs, it remains to be seen whether the reported agreement is actually implemented, or is just another case of the same demands being echoed as understandings on paper without real implementation.
[Click here to continue reading]:
https://www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/druze-factions-of-al-suwayda-interview-e94