Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2025 (AFP) - After viral humiliation, Druze elder's family taunted over fate

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2025-07-16

In a viral video filmed as Syrian forces deployed in Sweida province this week, a Druze elder was humiliated by having his moustache shaved off. After hours of desperately trying to reach him, his family was taunted by an anonymous speaker who answered his phone, claiming he was dead. The video sparked widespread anger in the Druze heartland, where the act of shaving off a cleric's moustache is a grave insult. Syrian government forces on Tuesday......

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