US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barak, announced that Syria and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire following days of escalating tensions, including Israeli airstrikes on Damascus and Syrian military sites, allegedly aimed at “protecting the Druze.”
Barak stated on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that “the agreement has been accepted by Turkey, Jordan, and other neighboring countries,” calling on “Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to lay down their arms and work with other minorities to build a new, unified Syrian identity, in peace and prosperity with its neighbors.”
Neither side has officially commented on the reported agreement.
The ceasefire follows Israeli airstrikes on Syria last Wednesday, which Israel claimed were intended to protect the Druze population.
Earlier, Syria announced that its army had begun withdrawing from Sweida, where clashes broke out over the weekend between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes, prompting government forces to intervene. The fighting between pro-government forces and Druze groups resulted in dozens of casualties.
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