Al-Hijri calls for “separate” region for Syrian Druze

A leading Druze religious figure in southern Syria, Hikmat al-Hijri called Monday on the international community to support the Druze’s aspirations for a “separate” region in southern Syria.  “Our path begins under a new banner after the recent ordeal that aimed to exterminate the Druze community in Syria,” al-Hijri said during a meeting with a delegation from the “Men of Dignity” Movement, one of Sweida’s main armed factions. “We are advocates of peace, not advocates of evil, but we have the right to defend ourselves. What happened recently was a barbaric and brutal attack on us” he added, referring to the July violent clashes that erupted in the region.   According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the clashes have […]