Following reports of ceasefire in Syria, some Druze voice opposition

By Nurit Yohanan

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16 July 2025, 6:57 pm

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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

A statement published on an official Druze page in Syria calls to “continue fighting the terrorist gangs until our land is liberated from them” — referring to regime forces.

“There is no agreement with these gangs that call themselves a government,” the statement says. This comes after announcements of a ceasefire agreement between Syrian regime forces and the Druze in Sweida.

According to reports on social media, among those leading the opposition to the agreement is Druze Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, who has taken a hardline stance against the new regime in Syria.