https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ac62ee5f-9f15-4ab1-a79e-bf5a92ee1c6d Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri urged local fighters in Sweida to resist incoming Syrian government forces as violence continues to escalate in the southern governorate. A curfew was set to be imposed in Sweida to stem the violence, while Syrian military columns could be seen heading into the governorate on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, the spiritual leaders of the Druze community said in a written statement that it would allow Syrian forces to enter Sweida city to stop the violence. The statement called for armed groups to surrender their weapons and cooperate with incoming troops. But just hours later, Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri released a video statement in which he said the initial statement had been "imposed" on them and called on locals "confront” Syrian government forces “with all means available". Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:50:30 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/ac62ee5f-9f15-4ab1-a79e-bf5a92ee1c6d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.