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The (sub)National Guard: the Druze of Syria now have an army

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Ref: AD-2858

Summary: following the collapse of the Assad regime and a violent government offensive in July 2025, Druze factions in Suwayda, Syria, abandoned their nominal loyalty to Damascus and unified into a ‘National Guard’. This consolidation resulted in the establishment of a de facto autonomous zone, driven by a growing sense of existential threat and calls for independence.

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