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What role does Muwaffaq Tarif play in what is happening in Syria?
Actually, I wouldn’t speak of any leading role of the israeli Druze sheikh in the events in Suwayda.

It’s clear that he has a very good relationship with one of the three Druze sheikhs of Suwayda, Hikmat al-Hijri. However, it is a mistake to assume that the Druze community continues to live by the medieval doctrines of their sect.

Trivial as it may seem, one of the main reasons for the protests in Suwayda is the income from smuggling, in which all Druze communities are involved. Until 2018, when Daraa came under Damascus' control, there was enough money for everyone involved in this not entirely legal business, but with access to the Nasib border crossing, Damascus began to discourage Druze smuggling.

At this point, a clear split emerged in the province between supporters of a settlement with Damascus (aided by Walid Jumblat), supporters of "spiritual" unity with Israeli Druze (led by al-Hijri), and Druze radicals led by the aggrieved Leith al-Balus, who was kicked out of the Men of Dignity organization, and Suleiman Abdel Baqi.
The latter two began to seek support from any group willing to help take control of the smuggling routes in Suwayda. These radicals established contact with the Americans in al-Tanf and in parallel began to engage with HTS in Idlib.

After Assad's ouster, however, the first and third factions reached a fragile alliance, finding common ground amid shared interests.

But israel's supporters have not gone anywhere and continue provocations to force the Zionists to provide "assistance" to Suwayda.

However, one can imagine that israel will introduce troops into Suwayda only with a very good imagination and a complete lack of knowledge of geography.

Therefore, all the Zionist stories about willingness to help the Druze in Syria only legitimize the IOF's presence in Syria.

Muwaffaq Tarif is a common provocateur who does not care about the fate of the Druze in Syria. His goal is to serve the Zionists and do all their bidding.

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🇸🇾⚡Director of Rural Damascus Security, addresses the attacks against Syrian Army soldiers yesterday in Jarmana:

- Syrian Defense Ministry personnel were stopped at a Jarmana checkpoint and forced to surrender their weapons.

- After handing over their weapons, they were beaten and insulted before their vehicle was fired upon.

- One soldier was killed, another was wounded and captured, and a police station was later attacked and the troops were forced to leave the station.

- We are pursuing those involved and working to restore security forces to the police station.

* Al-Jolani forces and Druze gunmen are still fighting in Jarmana.*

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