Israel had intervened to protect the Druze after government forces joined the Bedouin in attacking them, so the central government evidently concluded the best way to maintain a ceasefire was to separate all of the combatants. He urged the Bedouin tribes to “fully commit” to the ceasefire, but he blamed the worst of the violence on “armed groups from Sweida” — in other words, the Druze — who launched “retaliatory attacks against the Bedouins and their families.” “The international community has a duty to ensure the security and rights of the minorities in Syria and to condition Syria’s renewed acceptance into the family of nations on their protection,” Sa’ar said, hinting that Sharaa had better do more to deliver the safe and pluralistic government he promised if he wants international recognition and foreign investment for Syria’s post-civil war reconstruction.
Author: John Hayward, John Hayward
Published at: 2025-07-21 21:16:56
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