21-07-2025
Druze shrine bombed, vandalized in Mount Hermon, Syria
Published July 21st, 2025 - 07:42 GMT
ALBAWABA - A Druze religious shrine that is located in the Mount Hermon area of the Damascus countryside in Syria was bombed and attacked on Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Also Read What's the current situation in Sweida, Syria?
The Observatory detailed that an unknown group bombed and vandalized the Sheikh Abdullah shrine in the town of Beit Jinn.
It added, "This act comes in the context of ongoing attempts by extremist groups to incite sectarian conflict and target religious symbols of minorities in the country," and warned that such acts could incite more religious rift among Syrians.
جريمة جديدة ضد المقدسات, قامت المجموعات الأرهابية التابعة للجولاني والمرتبطة بما يسمى وزارة الدفاع, في منطقة بيت جن بريف #دمشق الغربي, بتفجير مقام الشيخ عبدالله الواقع قرب جبل حرمون, بهدف تدمير الهوية الروحية والثقافية #للدروز — Amer alshaer (@Amer_alshaeer) July 20, 2025
The Sheikh Abdullah Shrine is one of the most prominent historical religious shrines among the Druze community in Syria and Lebanon, as it holds a significant spiritual significance as it is attributed to one of the region's most prominent Sufis.
It is worth noting that the latest clashes in Sweida in southern Syria killed at least 1,120, according to a new death toll released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday.
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