Deadly ambush kills 23 Druze fighters near Damascus
ALBAWABA - On Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 23 Druze rebels were killed in a road attack between Suwayda and Darara A. Also Read Lebanese PM visits Damascus to reset ties with Syria
The rebels were going from Suwayda to Sahnaya, a town near Damascus. They were said to be going there to help armed groups in the area. Syrian troops from the Ministries of Defense and Interior, along with partner groups, set up a trap for their vehicle. The first death toll was raised when more bodies were found.
In a different event, four more Druze rebels were killed when they fought with government troops in Al-Surah town. Suwayda 24 in the area called it a "treacherous ambush" and reported that many Druze people died while driving on the road.
At the same time, things have been getting worse in Sahnaya, where 15 Syrian security officers were killed in fighting overnight. Major security actions were started by the Syrian government in the nearby town of Ashrafiyat Sahnaya. Armed men were arrested, and residents were told to stay inside.It's a bad sign that Israeli bombs hit the area on Wednesday, making things even worse. Reports say that these strikes hurt people and made a lot of people leave their homes.
As things got worse, Hikmat Al-Hijri, the top religious leader of the Druze in Syria, begged the world to protect them. "We no longer trust this government," he told us. "It has become normal to kill people. The world needs to do something now.
Al-Hijri said that Syria doesn't need more probes, but needs help right away to stop the killing. He warned, "We have seen this same tragedy before," referring to other killings in Syria.
At the end, he begged for an end to the fighting, saying that innocent people were paying the price even though they wanted peace.
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