Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian president Ahmed Al-Sharaa reached an agreement on the ceasefire with the support of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The agreement was supported by Turkey, Jordan and another neighbouring countries. The decision was announced by American Ambassador Tom Barrack, who serves as a peculiar U.S. envoy for Syria. The diplomat urged all parties to the conflict to lay down arms and build a common Syrian identity.
The American diplomat appealed to the druzes, Bedouins and Sunni to end the fighting. He called on them to cooperate with another minorities in building a "new united Syrian identity". The message was published on Friday on the X portal.
On Wednesday, the Damascus authorities officially announced a ceasefire in the state of Suwajda. The decision was made after a fewer days of bloody clashes between different factions. The conflict has continued since Sunday and consumed hundreds of victims.
Hundreds of victims in Suwajda Province
The London-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory reported dramatic failure data on Friday. Since Sunday, 594 people have died in battles in the state of Suwajda. The organisation has been monitoring the situation in Syria since the beginning of the conflict.
The neighbouring Israel was besides active in the conflict, whose leaders declared that they "stand up for the druz". This spiritual number besides has supporters in Lebanon and Israel. Israeli intervention has sparked global controversy.
Israeli attacks on Damascus
The Israeli Army launched respective strategical facilities in the Syrian capital on Wednesday. The mark of the attacks was the presidential palace and the seat of the defence Ministry in Damascus. Israel justified its actions by defending the Drusian minority.
Israel's armed intervention in Syria was harshly criticized by Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkish leader stressed that "it would not let the division of Syria and the violation of its multicultural structure and territorial integrity". Erdogan objected to any actions destabilising the region.
Special forces in confederate Syria
In a message on Friday, the Syrian authorities announced the deployment of peculiar forces in the confederate part of the country. According to the Reuters agency, the intent of this operation is to end the fights between the factions of the Drusian community and members of the Bedouin tribes. The authorities besides want to reconstruct stableness in the region.
(PAP) Note: This article was edited with Artificial Intelligence.