Local party warns of infighting planned by Syrian government’s security forces in Suwayda
SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) – The newly formed Syrian Brigade Party in Suwayda, and its military wing, the Anti-Terrorism Force, warned on Monday in a statement, of infighting planned by security forces of the Syrian government.
The Syrian Brigade Party and its military forces (the Counter-Terrorism Force) were formed more than a month ago in Suwayda, without disclosing its political and military leaders at home and abroad.
Samih al-Mahmoud (a pseudonym), a close associate of the Anti-Terrorism Force, said, “The warning comes against the backdrop of the National Defense Forces’ (NDF) movements, on Sunday, and its installation of mobile checkpoints inside the squares and streets of the city of Suwayda.”
The government Military Security seeks to plunge the Druze (the majority ethnoreligious group in Suwayda) into infighting by pushing pro-government local factions, especially the NDF, into a military confrontation against factions that do not operate under its command,” he told North Press.
Al-Mahmoud said that the rumors promoted by the government security in Suwayda that the anti-terror force is preparing for false flag assassinations targeting of leaders of the ruling Baath Party in Suwayda, the leaders of the National Defense, and the leaders of Iranian militias.