Druze Demand Self-Determination Amid Syrian Chaos: Who Will Defend Their Rights?

The city of Sweida in southern Syria has become a flashpoint once again, with hundreds of Druze protesters taking to the streets to demand self-determination — their boldest move yet amid rising ethnic and sectarian turmoil following the collapse of Assad's regime last December. This protest marks the largest since deadly clashes last month that claimed hundreds of lives. Why Is Syria Failing Its Druze Minority? In July, violent clashes erupted between Druze militias defending their communities and local Sunni Bedouin tribes, only to be exploited by a weakened government whose nominal intervention favored opposing factions. The Assad government's failure...