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Joshua Landis

@joshua_landis

Sandra Mackey Chair
Dir., Center of Mid East St.
& Farzaneh Center of Iran St.
Univ of Ok
Fellow at @QuincyInst
Syriacomment.com
Past Pres of Syria Studies Ass.

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linkhttp://www.joshualandis.com/blog/ calendar_today02-05-2012 21:42:20

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The leaders of the Druze demanded autonomy in 1946 at #Syrian independence. President Quwatli refused it and relations between the two quickly turned to war, ending with the bombardment of the Jabal Druze by President Shishakli in 1954. Most issues were the same then as they

The leaders of the Druze demanded autonomy in 1946 at #Syrian independence. 

President Quwatli refused it and relations between the two quickly turned to war, ending with the bombardment of the Jabal Druze by President Shishakli in 1954. Most issues were the same then as they
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In this video Syrian forces occupy the leading Druze Cleric's house, Hikmat al-Hijri, calling him an "Enemy of God" and writing on the wall that "We are stepping on the tribe of the Zionists." The Druze are demonized for being both unbelievers and traitors.

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The Druze have been defeated. Shaykh Jarbou' reads the terms of surrender, which are that the Druze region will be completely integrated into the new state.

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Massacre of Druze in #Syria at the National Hospital of Suwayda. In the first video, a Druze nurse is pleading for help as regime soldiers are about to overrun the hospital. In the second video, a regime soldier films the results of the capture and proclaims that “God is

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Ambassador Barrack tells Syria’s minorities that the US stands with the Sharaa government in Syria and cannot micro manage Syrian affairs.

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How to Understand the battle between Damascus and the Jabal Druze Read this thread 🧵 History provides important context for the battle being waged today in the Jabal Druze . This is not the first time that the Druze demand regional autonomy and a federal system. Let's see

How to Understand the battle between Damascus and the Jabal Druze  

Read this thread 🧵 

History provides important context for the battle being waged today in the Jabal Druze .

This is not the first time that the Druze demand regional autonomy and a federal system. Let's see
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Important explanation on Syria events today, from Univ of Oklahoma prof Joshua Landis. I spoke to him earlier today, and in my TRT tv interview below I quoted his view that we're witnessing another WWI moment, when minorities scramble for their rights. youtube.com/watch?v=P_Drsm…

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While the Jabal Druze in #Syria was being attacked by Government troops, a number of Alawite street vendors were massacred in Homs by gunmen.