Syrians stand near a destroyed tank during deadly clashes between Druze and Bedouin fighters in the province of Sweida, to which Damascus security forces quickly joined in, on July 25, 2025. (Credit: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)
On Sept. 16, Syrian authorities announced that they withdrew heavy weapons from the province of Sweida, appointed a local militia leader to oversee security in the majority Druze city of the same name, and approved a roadmap for stabilizing the southern governorate.These goodwill gestures could culminate in a security agreement with neighboring Israel, which Syrian authorities said they are working on.According to several observers, the United States is pressuring for the signing of a text on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, where world leaders started to gather on Sept. 22.For the occasion, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa recently obtained a visa despite still being on the U.N. terrorist list.Concrete efforts in southern SyriaSeeking to prove its commitment to Washington while avoiding criticism over Syria’s return to the...
On Sept. 16, Syrian authorities announced that they withdrew heavy weapons from the province of Sweida, appointed a local militia leader to oversee security in the majority Druze city of the same name, and approved a roadmap for stabilizing the southern governorate.These goodwill gestures could culminate in a security agreement with neighboring Israel, which Syrian authorities said they are working on.According to several observers, the United States is pressuring for the signing of a text on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, where world leaders started to gather on Sept. 22.For the occasion, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa recently obtained a visa despite still being on the U.N. terrorist list.Concrete efforts in southern SyriaSeeking to prove its commitment to Washington while avoiding criticism over Syria’s return to...
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