These past weeks the world has essentially ignored the outright genocidal actions against the Druze in Syria. 

The media is manipulating narratives to “blame the victims” i.e. the Druze people, and diminish the atrocities perpetrated by the Syrian government, Syrian military and jihadis called to fight and slaughter the Druze.

No one is spared or showed mercy-not babies, children, the elderly, women or men of the Druze community. There is no reason except they are Druze and considered “unbelievers” and “infidels” by the Islamic extremists. These jihadis use the Koran to justify ritual torture, slaughter, rape, kidnapping, humiliation, taking sex slaves and lying about their actions…all in the phrase of “Allah wills it”.

There are credible reports, including from those fighters captured by the Druze, that Syrian military are putting on Bedouin clothing and pretending to be attacked by the Druze to fuel the false narrative that this is a “tribal” conflict and the Syrian Defense Forces (SDF) need to intervene.

Suwayda and the areas where Druze have lived for centuries, has become a region of blood and terror. Jihadis from the Levant and other places in the world have swooped down like vultures enjoying the bloodlust, filming many of their heinous attacks-even when The President of Syria, Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa aka Abu Mohammad al-Julani (his jihadi name) ordered them not to film their exploits - like on the October 7, 2023 against Israel and the Jews. However some jihadis cannot resist displaying their “victories” on social media platforms.

Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa aka Abu Mohammad al Julani - ordered the slaughter and cover-up of Syrian government and military involvement.

Continue reading this article on my substack: Continue reading by clicking here: https://jopattimunisteri.substack.com/p/the-druze-attacked-again-update-2025 

RESOURCES

**You can read more about the Druze and the region in my two non-fiction books: “Traveler Between Worlds” and “Traveling Off the X” by Jo Patti Munisteri, which describe my work and living in these countries from a first hand perspective. Both books are available in all formats-print, Audible and Kindle/Nook.

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