To mark the end of 2024, I present an interview with Basim Abu Fakhr, who belongs to the Rijal al-Karama ("Men of Dignity") movement that is primarily based in the predominantly Druze province of al-Suwayda' in southern Syria. Rijal al-Karama emerged as the most prominent 'third-way' Druze movement in al-Suwayda' during the war, and maintained neutrality until the very end when it joined with other factions in the province in dismantling the remnants of the regime's military and security apparatuses. In this interview, we touched on Rijal al-Karama's role in the events that brought the final collapse of the Assad regime, the group's current responsibilities in the post-Assad environment, and how Basim views the current trajectory in Syria.
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