Deadly clashes in Syria’s friend regions cause fears of expanding the excitement

Deadly clashes between Islamist armed factions, security forces, and Druza’s religious minority fighters near Damascus are another sign of the continued instability of the Syria security situation after Bashar al -Assad’s overthrow.

External players have again participated, with Israel saying that he has committed air strikes to protect Druzi’s civilians.

It marks another line of error in Syria, which is left broken and divided after 13 years of devastating civil war and decades of authoritarian rule by the Assad Dynasty.

The new Syrian authorities said they were determined to bring unity and stability, but well beyond and outside the country, they still point their roots in jihadism and remain suspicious of their agenda.

Before President Assad was overthrown, his rule was restored to the main cities in Syria and on the highways between them – as well as the coastal heart of the Alavit sect to which his family belongs.

But there were other regions partially or almost completely beyond its control.

These included Idlib to the north, from where the current leader of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa directs his Islamist rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS), a Bivche of al-Qaeda-Do win last December.

In the northeast, the Syrian Kurdish forces maintained semi -autonomy throughout the civil war.

And to the south of Damascus, Druza also has some limited autonomy.

These units remain, although the Alavita regions are now the most serious lightning for the new rulers in Syria.

In March, the days of fighting between security forces and fighters still loyal to Assad left hundreds of dead, including civilians. Other armed factions, freely related to the new authorities, also joined and committed avenged killings against local Alavites.

Such violence is the biggest fear for both those who support Sharaa and those against him.

The latest clashes south of Damascus were again fighters from several of the armed factions, which are still active in Syria and Druza. Their religion is an offspring of Islam, as significant communities not only in Syria but also in Lebanon, Jordan and Israel too.

It was the relationship with Israel that prompted the country’s Air Force to make several strokes during battles in and around the city of Ashrafi Sanai on Wednesday.

The Israeli government said the operation was a warning and asked the Syrian authorities to prevent the harm.

Syrian authorities said the security forces were located in the Ashrafi Sanai to restore security and stability, accusing what he calls “out of law groups” based on the encouragement.

But the spiritual leader of the Community of Druz in Syria, Sheikh Hittat Al-Hiji, condemned violence as an “unjustified genocidal campaign” and said that people were protecting their homes from attacks on extremists.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 101 people were killed this week in the Ashrafi Sanai, mainly the friendly suburb of Jaraman and the southern Suwaida province, which has a majority of Druz.

The United Kingdom -based monitoring group said it includes 71 members of the DRUS Community, including 10 civilians and 35 artillerymen who were shot in the ambush while traveling from Suvida to Damascus on Wednesday, as well as 30 members of security forces and armed groups.

At least for the time being, the violence has decreased, with the government agreed that it has agreed to terminate with local friend leaders.

But the suddenness and fierceness that the clashes erupted with – they prompted that it seems from an audio record spreading to the social media of a person who offends the Prophet Mohammed, falsely attributed to a priest of Druza – shows the potential to slide back into conflict.

There is a mutual suspicion between the new authorities, led by Islamist and religious minorities such as Alavites and the Druza.

This is a combustible mixture that is further inflamed by the role that external countries like Israel and Turkey continue to play. Both have advanced in their interests in Syria after the fall of Assad.

Israel has seized more land in the southern part of Syria beyond the area of ​​the Golan Heights, which he has long been occupied.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the complete demilitarization of Suweida and two other provinces to the south of Damascus. He says the new Syrian government is extremist and that the presence of its security forces anywhere near the border would be a threat to Israel.

Israel has played his relationship with the Druz community in the region, posing as his defender, even if very Syrian Druze do not see him that way.

The new authorities in Damascus have rejected Israel’s moves as a violation of Syria’s sovereignty, although they are eager to clarify that they are not seeking a conflict with Israel.

Turkey was a key sponsor of rebel forces, which finally canceled Assad and established close ties with the country’s new leadership. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel’s last military intervention in Syria as “dangerous and unacceptable provocation.”

Tensions between Turkey and Israel with their various goals in the new Syria add another complication to the many problems that Sharaa and his government face.

With so many strength, both inside and outside Syria is still dangerously contrary to each other, the goal of unifying and stabilizing the country – despite some successes so far – remains extremely challenging.

Syria will need a lot of room for breathing, as well as financial and political support from the international community, to make real progress for a better future for its citizens, impoverished and eradicated for years of bitter conflict.