A senior Druze official reveals the promises of Ahmed al-Sharaa, Abu Muhammad al-Julani 👆 in a meeting last night in Damascus with representatives of the Druze community:
1. The citizens of as-Suwayda will be able to independently elect a governor for the district.
2. The Druze fighters will be registered under the Syrian Ministry of Defense and will serve within their own province (as-Suwayda).
3. A delegation will arrive from Damascus to as-Suwayda in the coming days to closely monitor the needs of the district.
## It was also reported that al-Sharaa told the Druze delegation that he knew the city of as-Suwayda and its residents and that his grandfather fought alongside the famous Druze leader Sultan Basha al-Atrash.
A senior Druze official reveals the promises of Ahmed al-Sharaa, Abu Muhammad al-Julani 👆 in a meeting last night in Damascus with representatives of the Druze community:
1. The citizens of as-Suwayda will be able to independently elect a governor for the district.
2. The Druze fighters will be registered under the Syrian Ministry of Defense and will serve within their own province (as-Suwayda).
3. A delegation will arrive from Damascus to as-Suwayda in the coming days to closely monitor the needs of the district.
## It was also reported that al-Sharaa told the Druze delegation that he knew the city of as-Suwayda and its residents and that his grandfather fought alongside the famous Druze leader Sultan Basha al-Atrash.
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