Tensions in Al-Sweida: Local factions block military convoy, demand immediate retreat ...Iraq

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The convoy, consisting of dozens of vehicles allegedly affiliated withHayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its General Security Directorate, attempted toreach the Al-Sweida Police Headquarters without prior coordination with localfactions. This triggered a rapid response from the Al-Sweida Joint OperationsRoom, which deployed checkpoints on the Damascus-al-Sweida highway to halt theconvoy.

According to Al Jazeera, the decision to block the convoy was madefollowing directives from Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of theDruze community, who emphasized that no external military presence would bepermitted in the province.

Al-Sweida, predominantly inhabited by the Druze community, has longmaintained a policy of resisting outside military interference. Local factionsunified under a joint operations room shortly before regime forces withdrewfrom the province, expelling military personnel and dismantling regime securityinfrastructure.

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