Overview

• Sharaa said Syria’s unity must be achieved through political understanding rather than bloodshed and reaffirmed rejection of partition or cantonisation.
• He accused Israel of undermining state authority by intervening in Sweida, a claim Israel denies, citing its Druze community ties.
• Sharaa conceded that security forces committed violations during July’s Druze-Bedouin clashes and pledged to hold all perpetrators to account.
• Hundreds of Druze in Sweida protested for regional self-determination, with some waving Israeli flags as reports indicate over 1,600 killed since early July.
• Implementation of a March 10 deal to integrate Kurdish civil and military institutions remains stalled as Damascus and Kurdish authorities haggle over details.