Source: UN News: Saturday, 19 July 2025 00:01 am
United Nations Secretary -General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the violence erupted in the areas of minority Druz community in Suvida Governrate in southern Syria. He has urged to immediately stop this confrontation and ensure safety of common citizens. According to the information received so far, there has been a boost in the battle in the last few days between the cubile fighters of the Bedoin community and the weapon groups of the local Druz community. The Druz sect is a branch of Shia Islam, which has been said to be targeted in violence. Violence erupted after a drunk merchant was kidnapped on the highway going to Damascus. The data of the reports is not completely clear, but at least 30 people are reported to be killed and hundreds of others were injured. Due to these clashes, Syrian Interim Government military forces were also deployed to restore peace, followed by local factions of security personnel. Tweet url
Israel has allegedly carried out a sequential attacks on Syrian security forces tanks in defense of the Druz community. In December last year, after the fall of former President Bashar al -Assad’s rule, a caretaker government was formed under the leadership of Islamist fighters, which is getting international recognition. The price is deepening.UN general secretary Giving information to journalists in New York on Tuesday, Stephan Dujrik said that he is distressed by reports of community tension, violence, casualties and looting of property in Druz dominated areas. Local leaders and interim administration have requested to reduce conflict, protect citizens, investigate violence and fix accountability. Protection of human rights, the SupremeN spokesperson said that the general secretary is also concerned over Israeli airstrikes in the Syrian region, and he has appealed not to violate the country’s independence, sovereignty and regional intelligence. It has been said that a reliable, inclusive political change process in Syria will have to be shaped in accordance with the principles of proposal 2254 of the UN Security Council. The UN Commission for Syria has expressed attention to the rapid violence in the violence that it is the responsibility of the interim government to ensure respect and protection of all the people, and no one should be discriminated against. The people running will have to be protected, they will have to provide safe routes and humanitarian support. The UN Commission issued an alarm on the Israeli air strikes in the violence affected area, saying that there is a risk of increasing the scope of this confrontation due to the intervention of a third party, which will increase the pain of the Syrian people. The independence, the International inquiry commission is currently involved in the violations of the International Humanitarian and Humanitarian law.