Damascus, May 1, 2025 (AFP) - Syria Druze leader condemns 'genocidal campaign' against community

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2025-05-01

Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri on Thursday condemned what he described as a "genocidal campaign" against his community, following two days of deadly sectarian clashes that left 73 people dead. The unrest poses a serious challenge to the Islamist authorities who ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, and comes after a wave of massacres last month in Syria's Alawite coastal stronghold. In a statement, Hijri denounc......

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