While Israel’s threats were being made, the most powerful Druze militias traveled north from their bases in Suwayda to Jaramana to negotiate and co-enforce a deal in which the gunmen suspected to be responsible for the killing were surrendered for prosecution and Jaramana was placed fully under interim government control.
The second manifestation of the new policy comes in the form of a new Druze militia formation known as the Suwayda Military Council (SMC). According to four senior Druze military, political, and religious figures in Suwaydaall of whom spoke to me on the condition of anonymity—the SMC has three former Assad regime generals among its senior leadership and armed itself from former Syrian Army stocks. It is well known within the Druze community that the SMC maintains ties to Israel via Druze counterparts in Israel.
Secretary General, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (aka “GayJew”)
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