The Life of Sheikh Aymenn Zahr al-Din

A Druze sheikh called Aymenn Zahr al-Din, from the predominantly Druze province of al-Suwayda' in southern Syria, recently died following a period of illness. He is best known as the founder of a group called Suqur al-Watan (‘Hawks of the Homeland’) that functioned as an auxiliary force for the Syrian army. Here I will document Sheikh Aymenn’s life, rel…