PrintThe primarily Druze province of al-Suwayda' in southern Syria and the wider Druze community in Syria have come to the forefront of media attention and analytical focus after the recent violence against Druze in the Damascus suburbs of Jaramana and Ashrafiyat Sahnaya and the reports of a new 'agreement' between the central government and the Druze religious and armed faction leaders.
A reader noted, with some justification, that my interviews with local sources have perhaps tended too heavily towards armed factions rather than civilians. Accordingly, I present here an interview on the current situation with 'Nur Saab', an independent media activist based in the al-Suwayda' locality of al-Qurayya, which lies south of al-Suwayda' city and is near the border with Deraa province. His hope is that through this interview and clarification of the situation, true de-escalation can be achieved- and it is what I hope for as well.
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