section_path: Responses/Domestic/Syrian Druze community
section_name: Syrian Druze community
paragraph_text: Syrian Druze community
  
  Bahaa al-Jamal, described by Kurdish outlet Rudaw Media Network as the commander of Druze operations in Suwayda, told Rudaw that he condemned the massacres of Alawites, emphasizing that the victims were unarmed civilians and not "remnants of the regime" as stated in the accounts of HTS and al-Sharaa. He stated that the violence was leading to insecurity for other minorities but the Druze had substantial military capability with "thousands of military personnel" and the right to defend themselves if confronted by government forces.