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Starting in July, Sunni Islamist extremists, Bedouin militants, and Syrian government forces committed a series of massacres and atrocities against Druze and Christian religious minorities in Sweida, a city in southwest Syria. According to multiple reports, many hundreds of civilians remain kidnapped or missing and too little aid is reaching the region, despite efforts by Israel and others to open a humanitarian corridor. Fill out the form on this page to call on the U.S. government to hold Syrian authorities accountable and prevent further atrocities.
Sweida is a majority-Druze city in Syria – a majority Sunni Muslim country. The Druze are a religious minority with an estimated population of around 1 million people worldwide. Most live in Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. Druze have faced persecution in the Middle East for centuries. However, in Israel the Druze are an integral part of society and many put their lives on the line for their Jewish neighbors by serving in the IDF.
Join the campaign to urge leaders around the world to:
Condemn the atrocities and demand the immediate release of the Christian and Druze people who have been abducted;
Pressure the Syrian regime and its allies to remove all barriers to humanitarian aid entering Sweida and support humanitarian efforts in the region, including those led by Israel; and,
Ensure an independent investigation of the atrocities committed by Sunni Islamist extremists, Bedouin militants, and Syrian government forces in Sweida.
Who are the Druze?
