D_O_IC_R_E_D#Druze
In the mountainous region of Sweida, in southern Syria, known as Jabal Bashan, the Druze community is living through days of terror
Innocent civilians, including many women and children, are at the center of attacks targeting their homes, villages, and residential areas.
What should be a zone of relative calm after years of instability has become a stage for aerial bombardments and indiscriminate shootings that endanger the lives of entire families.
Two recent reports, coming directly from the region, show a worrying reality: the Druze civilian population is under attack.
On May 2, 2026, Jordan carried out a series of air strikes on several Druze villages.
The Jordanian government justified the action by saying it was targeting drug trafficking networks.
However, residents and local forces assure that most of the targets were ordinary houses, farmland, and areas inhabited by civilians with no connection to organized crime.
The result was widespread panic.
Families rushed to protect their children as explosions rocked border villages.
Many homes were damaged, and fear spread rapidly among those who simply wanted to live in peace.
The Jabal Bashan-Sweida National Guard Command released a clear and firm statement.
They vehemently reject the lack of prior coordination with local authorities.
According to the document, the true sources of drug production and trafficking are in areas controlled by the Damascus regime and neighboring militias.
Sweida, on the other hand, lives under heavy siege and lacks the infrastructure for this type of activity.
Local forces have already arrested traffickers and intercepted shipments, including evidence that the drugs come from outside the region.
For them, the Jordanian attacks seem more like a political message than a precise operation against crime.
They call for a transparent international investigation, compensation for the affected families, and pressure to be applied to the true trafficking networks.
Meanwhile, another video recorded in the same region shows forces of the Syrian interim authority randomly firing heavy machine guns at residential neighborhoods on the western side of Sweida.
Tracer bullets explode in the night sky above the houses, creating a spectacle of terror for those who live there.
There is no clear military target – only panic among ordinary residents who have already suffered enough from years of conflict.
The Druze civilian population, who have always defended their land and their peaceful identity, are being doubly punished.
On one side, bombs falling from the sky under the pretext of combating trafficking; on the other, uncontrolled gunfire from forces that should be protecting the territory.
Children wake up to the sound of explosions, mothers run to hide their children, and elderly people see their homes damaged for no apparent reason.
The Druze of Sweida are not part of any powerful militia nor do they control drug routes – they are farmers, teachers, fathers and mothers who simply want security for their children.
These recent episodes reveal a serious and urgent situation.
Attacking civilian areas without coordination and with dubious intelligence does not solve problems; This only multiplies the suffering.
The Druze community of Sweida once again asks the world to look at what is happening: it is not an operation against crime, it is a direct attack on the lives of innocent civilians.
Transparency, dialogue, and immediate protection for the residents are the minimum expected for peace to return to this ancient land.
Meanwhile, Druze families continue to pray that the next day will not bring more bombs to their homes.
The Druze civilian population of Sweida is under attack – and the silence cannot continue.
Published in 05/04/2026 04h11
Text adapted by AI (Grok) and translated via Google API in the English version. Images from public image libraries or credits in the caption.
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