7/21/2025–|Last update: 18:29 (Mecca time)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed Al -Shara, took a “firm position” regarding the recent events in his country (the clashes of the endosperm in the south of the country) and did not make any “concessions.”
Erdogan warned that there is a part of the Druze trying to spread corruption in Syria.
He pointed out that Israel is attacking in every direction such as a “rabid monster”, which has been correct, adding that “Tel Aviv continues its provocations and does not want to settle in the region, and believes that it is not in its interest to be a united Syria.”
The Turkish president touched on the issue of the voluntary return of the Syrians to their country, saying, “We will provide all kinds of support to accelerate the voluntary return of the Syrians, and thus we will contribute to Syria’s recovery quickly and secure our southern borders.”
Erdogan said previously that it is very important not to violate the sovereignty of Syria, stressing that the clashes that erupted after the withdrawal of the Syrian forces from As -Suwayda pose a threat to the whole region.
Retaliatory
And bloody clashes have taken place since last Sunday between Bedouin clans and Druze groups in As -Suwayda that developed into retaliatory operations, while air strikes – Israel launched on Syrian governorates with the claim of “protection of the Druze” – imitated the efforts of government forces to contain the crisis.
The clashes escalated after the withdrawal of government forces last Wednesday evening in accordance with an agreement with local groups in the province.
The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced later the clashes in the city of As -Suwayda and the evacuation of the region from the tribal fighters after the deployment of the Syrian security forces to implement the ceasefire, while the tribal and clans council vowed to respond to any violation of the agreement.
The Syrian Ministry of Health reported that 260 people were killed and 1698 others were injured in the clashes of As -Suwayda, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights documented the killing of 321 people during the fighting since last Sunday, including workers in medical services, women and children.
Since last May, the security department in the Suwayda has been in charge of Druze armed men according to the agreement between the local factions and the authorities, but it is also spread in the governorate’s countryside.