Guest Post: On the Druze and the Situation in al-Suwayda'

Perspective of an advisor of a local faction

As a follow-up to my post on the ongoing negotiations and discussions between the new Syrian government and notables and factions of the primarily Druze province of al-Suwayda’, I present the following guest post written by Samir Olabi (Abu Mazen), who serves as a political advisor for the local faction Faz‘at Fakhr, which characterises itself as acting under the directives of Druze spiritual leader Hikmat al-Hijri. Samir discusses the relationship of the Druze community with Syria and the current grievances and demands.

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, and there is no granting of success except through God the Exalted and Lofty.